Ambrose v. Cranston

Appellants, who are retired judges and widows of retired judges of the Court of Appeal, superior court, and municipal court, sought a declaration they were entitled to increased retirement benefits under the Judges’ Retirement Law (Gov. Code. §§ 75000-75109) by virtue of a 1959 amendment (Stats. 1959, ch. 1363, §1, pp. 3634-3635) which added Article 3.6 (codified as Gov. Code, §§75075-75079) to chapter 11 of title 8 of the Government Code. The trial court declared that appellants were not entitled to the increased benefits sought.

- Prior to 18 September 1959 (the effective date of Article…