All periods of time served as a judge are counted as service credit in determining your benefits. Service credit is measured in months. Years of service credit are calculated by dividing total months of service credit by 12. A calendar month at the beginning or end of a term counts as a full month of service credit if you work at least 10 days in that month. No more than one month of service credit may be granted for any calendar month.
Transferring Service Credit from PERS to JRS
If you were a member of PERS and have not withdrawn your PERS contributions, the Department of Retirement Systems will, upon written request, transfer to JRS:
If you leave judicial office before becoming entitled to retirement benefits, you may request a refund of the employee contributions and interest that were transferred from PERS. No refund will be made of the employer contributions or any contributions you made to JRS.