Georgia Judicial Retirement System; membership in the system for individuals employed as the director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; provide

Judicial pension access for Georgia commission directors

Beginning July 1, 2026, Georgia's Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission director position carries Georgia Judicial Retirement System membership. Directors employed on June 30, 2026, who are not already members stay in the Employees’ Retirement System unless they choose to transfer. They must elect by June 30, 2027, notify the retirement board, and pay the remaining cost needed to fully fund the transfer. The Employees’ Retirement System then transfers all employer and employee contributions, plus regular interest. Eligible past service counts only toward vesting—the service requirement for earning a pension—not the pension amount. The transfer rules also apply to covered directors employed on or after July 1, 2026. Members generally follow the retirement rules for state-court solicitors-general. Benefit calculations use average earnable monthly pay, based on full regular state-funded monthly pay for full working time. The law requires concurrent funding under Georgia's public retirement standards to take effect; without that funding, it is automatically repealed on July 1, 2026.