<br><br>21.350 Establishment of system membership. <br>(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, membership in the retirement <br>system established by KRS 21.350 to 21.510 shall consist of, and be confined to, <br>Justices of the Supreme Court, Judges of the Court of Appeals created by Section <br>111 of the Constitution of Kentucky, Circuit Judges, and Judges of the District <br>Court, who have elected to participate in accordance with KRS 21.360. <br>(2) Any person who was a member on December 31, 1975, by virtue of holding on that <br>date the office of commissioner of the former Court of Appeals or director of the <br>Administrative Office of the Courts shall continue in membership so long as he <br>continues to render service in any capacity in or for the Court of Justice. <br>(3) The limitation of membership made by this section does not affect rights to benefits <br>based on service rendered before the 1978 amendment to this section took effect. <br>Effective: July 15, 1980 <br>History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 196, effective July 15, 1980. -- <br>Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 193, sec. 2, effective July 1, 1978. -- Created 1960 Ky. <br>Acts ch. 84, Art. III, sec. 1. <br><br>