{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-21.350","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 21.350","heading":"Establishment of system membership.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, membership in the retirement\nsystem established by KRS 21.350 to 21.510 shall consist of, and be confined to,\nJustices of the Supreme Court, Judges of the Court of Appeals created by Section\n111 of the Constitution of Kentucky, Circuit Judges, and Judges of the District\nCourt, who have elected to participate in accordance with KRS 21.360.\n(2) Any person who was a member on December 31, 1975, by virtue of holding on that\ndate the office of commissioner of  the former Court of Appeals or director of the\nAdministrative Office of the Courts shall continue in membership so long as he\ncontinues to render service in any capacity in or for the Court of Justice.\n(3) The limitation of membership made by this section does not affect rights to benefits\nbased on service rendered before the 1978 amendment to this section took effect.","path":["KRS Chapter 21"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=20489","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:41Z","sha256":"4951fa3dde94bffc68f895561d53b78eb16696221168cdbd0bdd37547a0f26e3","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-21.347","next":"us-ky/krs-21.355"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}