Gantenbein v. Public Employes' Retirement Board

This is an appeal by defendant from a decree of the circuit court granting plaintiff declaratory relief. Plaintiff, 1 a judge, was elected to the district court in 1950 and took office in 1951. He was re-elected four times and served continuously as a district court judge until his retirement in 1975 at age 65. Oregon Laws 1943, ch 294, established a Judges’ Retirement Fund for supreme court and circuit court judges which provided for contributions by judges and retirement benefits of $200 per month. Oregon Laws 1949, ch 315, § 2, amended the retirement benefit provisions of the 1943 Act and…