(a) If a member resigns a judicial office or otherwise ceases to be a judicial officer, the member may withdraw all of the member’s accumulated contributions in the retirement system.
(b) A withdrawal of contributions cancels the person‘s service credit in the retirement system and terminates the person’s rights to benefits based on the credit.

Terms Used In Texas Government Code 837.003

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) A member initiates a withdrawal of contributions by filing an application for a refund with the retirement system.
(d) Deposits representing interest or membership fees that are required of a member to establish service credit under § 838.102 or 838.103 are not refundable.
(e) At the time a service retirement, disability retirement, or death benefit annuity becomes payable, the retirement system shall refund any contributions, interest, or membership fees used to establish service credit that is not used in computing the amount of the annuity.

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