Marvin Mandel, Governor                        1047

Any judge covered by the pension plan provided for in this sub-
section, who is not elected to a full term, or confirmed by the Senate
following his initial appointment, shall be paid the amount of his
accumulated contributions plus interest of four percentum (4%) from
the date or dates of payment, and shall not be entitled to any pension
under this subsection. The term "initial appointment" shall mean the

first appointment as a judge under the provision of this Article and

shall not apply to a judge who receives a subsequent appointment
under the provision of this Article.

Any ELECTED judge covered by QUALIFIED FOR the pension
plan provided for in this subsection who resigns, for reasons other
than disability, prior to reaching sixty years of age, shall be entitled
to allow his contributions to remain in the pension system and shall
at sixty years of age be entitled to a pension as provided in this sub-
section; or shall be entitled to withdraw his accumulated contribu-
tions plus interest at four per centum (4%) calculated from the date
or dates of payment and shall forfeit any pension rights under the
provisions of this subsection. Any judge who withdraws his contri-
bution and is subsequently appointed as a judge under the provisions
of this Article OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, COURT OF
SPECIAL APPEALS, CIRCUIT COURT, OR SUPREME BENCH
may obtain credit for his prior years' service as a judge by the
payment in a lump sum, of an amount equal to the accumulated
contributions and interest withdrawn, plus interest at four per
centum (4%) from the date of withdrawal to the date of deposit.

IF A JUDGE DIES PRIOR TO TERMINATION OF ACTIVE
SERVICE AND IS NOT SURVIVED BY A WIDOW QUALIFIED
FOR A PENSION UNDER SECTION 50 OF THIS ARTICLE, THE
ACCUMULATED CONTRIBUTIONS PLUS INTEREST OF FOUR
PERCENTUM (4%) SHALL BE PAID TO THE JUDGE'S
ESTATE. IF A JUDGE WHO IS RECEIVING A PENSION
DIES AND IS NOT SURVIVED BY A WIDOW QUALIFIED FOR
A PENSION UNDER SECTION 50 OF THIS ARTICLE OR A
WIDOW WHO IS RECEIVING A PENSION UNDER SECTION
50 OF THIS ARTICLE DIES, NO PORTION OF THE ACCUMU-
LATED CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL BE PAID TO EITHER
ESTATE.

In no event shall any judge make the contributions provided for
by this subsection for more than sixteen years.

(5)    There shall be no local supplementation of pensions for
judges who elect to receive a pension under this subsection in any
amount that will make the total of State and local pension exceed
$20,000.

Judges entitled to a State pension under the provisions of this
subsection of more than $20,000 may receive the amount to which
they are entitled but may receive no SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE
TO RECEIVE ANY local supplementation.

(6)    Each judge covered by the pension plan provided for in this
subsection shall be subject to the benefits and the limitations of
Sections 49 (e), (f) and (g) and Section 50 of this Article.

(7)    The contributions made under this subsection shall be
credited to the appropriate fund of the Employees' Retirement System
of the State of Maryland. The Board of Trustees of the Employees'