Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS 27-201

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) The following individuals are members of the Judges’ Retirement System:

(1) a judge of the Court of Appeals, Court of Special Appeals, circuit court of a county, or District Court of Maryland;

(2) a member of the State Workers’ Compensation Commission; and

(3) a magistrate in chancery or magistrate in juvenile causes who:

(i) was appointed by the circuit court of a county on or before June 30, 1989; and

(ii) serves full time as a magistrate.

(b) A former judge who is temporarily assigned to sit in a court of the State under the authority of Article IV, § 3A of the Maryland Constitution is not a member.