Georgia Judicial Retirement Personnel

Mel Scarborough
Judicial Retirement System Administrator
(404) 603-5601

Georgia Judicial Retirement System
Suite 300
2 Northside 75
Atlanta, GA 30318

At the behest of Judge Robins (DeKalb) and the outstanding legislative work by some of your colleagues, House Bill 254, a retirement bill, was passed and signed into law in 2002. Please ensure that you decide whether to take advantage of this should it apply to you. In pertinent part, it changes (shown by italicization) existing law by providing that any superior court judge, state court judge, solicitor general, or district attorney who was previously an active member of the Employees´ Retirement System of Georgia may elect to have all contributions made by or on behalf of such member transferred from such retirement system to this retirement system [Georgia Judicial Retirement System]. Any such member shall notify the board of trustees of each retirement system not later than December 31, 2000 2002, or within 90 days after first becoming a member of this retirement system, whichever date is later. You will need to send your letter to Cedric Williams of the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, Suite 300, 2 Northside 75, Atlanta, GA 30318. I recommend sending certified, return receipt requested so that you do not have any problems collecting in later years.