An Act To Increase Compensation for Active Retired Judges
Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §6-B, as amended by PL 2003, c. 290, §1, is further amended to read:
§ 6-B. Per diem compensation for Active Retired Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court
Any Active Retired Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, who performs judicial service at the direction and assignment of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, must be compensated for those services at the rate of $300 $500 per day or $175 $250 per 1/2 day, provided that as long as the total per diem compensation and retirement pension received by an Active Retired Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court in any calendar year does not exceed 75% of the annual salary of a an Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court set pursuant to section 4. An Active Retired Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court who receives compensation under this section does not accrue additional creditable service for benefit calculation purposes and is not entitled to any other employee benefit, including health, dental and life insurance.
Sec. 2. 4 MRSA §104-A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. DDD, §1, is further amended to read:
§ 104-A. Per diem compensation for Active Retired Superior Court Justices
Any Active Retired Justice of the Superior Court, who performs judicial service at the direction and assignment of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, is compensated for those services at the rate of $300 $500 per day or $175 $250 per 1/2 day, provided that as long as the total per diem compensation and retirement pension received by an Active Retired Justice of the Superior Court in any calendar year does not exceed 75% of the annual salary of a Justice of the Superior Court set pursuant to section 102. An Active Retired Justice of the Superior Court who receives compensation under this section does not accrue additional creditable service for benefit calculation purposes and is not entitled to any other employee benefit, including health, dental and life insurance.
Sec. 3. 4 MRSA §157-D, as amended by PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. DDD, §2, is further amended to read:
§ 157-D. Active retired judges; compensation
Any Active Retired Judge of the District Court, who performs judicial service at the direction and assignment of the Chief Judge of the District Court, is compensated for those services at the rate of $300 $500 per day or $175 $250 per 1/2 day, provided that as long as the total per diem compensation and retirement pension received by an Active Retired Judge of the District Court in any calendar year does not exceed 75% of the annual salary of a an Associate Judge of the District Court set pursuant to section 157. An Active Retired Judge of the District Court who receives compensation under this section does not accrue additional creditable service for benefit calculation purposes and is not entitled to any other employee benefit, including health, dental and life insurance.
Sec. 4. 4 MRSA §183, sub-§1, ¶H, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 159, §6, is amended to read:
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This bill raises the per diem compensation for active retired judges and justices from $300 per day to $500 per day. It fixes the per diem compensation for active retired family law magistrates at 75% of the per diem compensation paid to active retired judges. It also limits per diem compensation received by an active retired judge, justice or family law magistrate in any calendar year to 75% of the annual salary of a full-time judge, justice or family law magistrate, respectively, and provides that an active retired judge, justice or family law magistrate does not accrue additional creditable service for benefit calculation purposes and is not entitled to any other employee benefit, including health, dental and life insurance.