Smith v. Policemen's Annuity & Benefit Fund

Plaintiff George J.W. Smith appeals from the circuit court of Cook County’s August 9, 2007, order granting the defendant Judicial Retirement System of Illinois’s (JRS) motion for summary judgment, which denied mandamus relief to the plaintiff regarding the transfer of pension funds and service credits from the Chicago Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund (the Police Fund) to JRS. On appeal, the plaintiff argues that retired judges have the statutory right to transfer pension funds and service credits to JRS. For the following reasons, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

The facts of this case are undisputed.…