West Virginia Code § 51-9-7

Ineligibility to receive pay or benefits
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A judge who retires under the provisions of any section of this article and accepts the pay or
benefits payable under this article shall, while receiving said pay or benefits, be permitted to
hold any public office or trust for which the judge receives compensation from the State of
West Virginia. If, after retirement under the provisions of this article, a judge is elected or
appointed to any public office or trust for which he or she receives any salarey or other
compensation from the State of West Virginia, the retired judge is not eligible to participate
in any other pension plan maintained by the State of West Virginia, norr accrue additional
years of credited service under this system or any other state pension system. A judge who
retires because of disability and accepts the pay or benefits payable under this article
because of his or her disability shall not, while receiving said pay or benefits because of his
or her disability, be permitted to practice law. If, after disabtility retirement under the
provisions of this article and while receiving pay or benefits payable under said article
because of his or her disability, he or she shall enter the practice of law, his or her pay or
benefits under this article because of his or her disability shall be suspended for such time
only as he or she shall be engaged in the practice of law.

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