§88-59.6  Previous membership service credit for judges.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any judge who retires under section 88‑61(c) and continues in service as a judge shall be allowed membership in the system and entitlement to membership service credit for any eligible class A service; provided that the membership service shall be credited in accordance with section 88‑59; and provided further that when the judge retires, it shall be as if it were for the first time, and sections 88‑73(a), 88‑74(3), and 88‑76 shall be used to determine the retirement allowance.

     (b)  Those judges who are entitled to membership service credit under this section may elect to cancel retirement under section 88-61(c) and, no later than July 1, 1993, begin to make additional deductions or make a lump sum payment for such service pursuant to section 88-59. [L 1992, c 160, §1; am L 2006, c 169, §6]