Section 27-401 - Eligibility for retirement(a)(1) This subsection applies only to an individual who is a member of the Judges' Retirement System on or before June 30, 2012.(2) A member or former member is entitled to a retirement allowance: (i) on termination of service, if the member is at least 60 years old;(ii) on the recommendation of the medical board, if the member or former member resigns because of disability;(iii) when retired by order of the Supreme Court of Maryland; or(iv) at the age of 60 years, if the former member's termination of service occurred earlier.(b)(1) This subsection applies only to an individual who becomes a member of the Judges' Retirement System on or after July 1, 2012.(2) A member or former member is entitled to a retirement allowance: (i) on termination of service, if the member is at least 60 years old and has at least 5 years of eligibility service;(ii) on the recommendation of the medical board, if the member or former member resigns because of disability;(iii) when retired by order of the Supreme Court of Maryland, if the member has at least 5 years of eligibility service;(iv) at the mandatory retirement age required by Article IV, § 3 of the Maryland Constitution with less than 5 years of eligibility service, if the member has eligibility service equal to the mandatory retirement age required by Article IV, § 3 of the Maryland Constitution minus the member's age when the member first becomes a member; or(v) at the age of 60 years, if the former member's termination of service occurred earlier and the former member had at least 5 years of eligibility service when the former member terminated service.Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 249, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 248, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by 2015 Md. Laws, Ch. 150, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2015.