Most states have retirement systems or accounts within existing systems specifically for judges. All states and localities (for some limited jurisdiction judges) have been forced to reexamine their retirement and pensions systems for public employees in general, and those for judges in particular, in order to address the recent economic collapse. This week, we will be looking at state-level legislation acted upon (i.e. more than simply introduced) in 2009/2010 that addresses these issues, starting with the Northeastern states.

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