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GOV § 75562

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  1. Government Code - GOV
  2. TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070. - 77655.]
  3. CHAPTER 11.5. Judges’ Retirement System II [75500. - 75613.]
  4. ARTICLE 4. Disability Retirement [75560. - 75564.]

A judge who applies for disability retirement and against whom there is pending a criminal charge of the commission of, or who has been convicted of, a felony under California or federal law, allegedly committed or committed while holding judicial office, prior to the approval of the application:

(a) Shall be presumed not to be disabled and this presumption is a presumption affecting the burden of proof.

(b) Shall, in a disability retirement proceeding before the commission, be subject to the standard of proof of clear and convincing evidence sufficient to sustain a claim to a reasonable certainty.

(c) Shall support the application with written statements described in subdivision (c) of Section 75560.1 from each of at least two physicians or two psychiatrists.

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