(a) Each judge of a county court or full-time municipal court judge entitled to receive a commission as a district judge pursuant to the Constitution shall have a right to elect to come under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter in accord with the provisions of this article, but a full-time municipal court judge shall not be entitled to credit to determine eligibility for retirement under Section circuit judges on January 16, 1977, to come under provisions of Article 1 of chapter; filing of n” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”12″>12-18-55 for any service prior to such election.
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(b) Such election shall be made by written notice filed within 30 days from the issuance of the commission with the Clerk of the Supreme Court and the Secretary-Treasurer of the Judicial Retirement Fund. Each such judge of a county court shall also file notice of such election with the county commission of the county in which he resides. Each such full-time municipal court judge shall also file such notice with the governing body of the municipality ceasing to have a city or municipal court.
(c) Each district judge elected or appointed to office after October 10, 1975, shall come under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter as a matter of law.
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