ALBANY – An attempt by state court administrators to bar Supreme Court justices from receiving their pensions after they are certificated to stay on the bench past age 70 was unconstitutional, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.
The Appellate Division, Third Department, panel said in a 4-0 decision that the courts were pre-empted from administratively prohibiting the practice commonly known as “double-dipping” by state Retirement and Social Security Law §212.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
