ALBANY – Faced with a lawsuit challenging its authority to deny post-retirement job extensions to judges drawing both salaries and pensions, state court officials have agreed to not interfere with a Westchester County judge’s bid to remain on the bench while his case is pending.
In an agreement dated Dec. 20, attorneys for the Office of Court Administration and Supreme Court Justice Gerald Loehr (See Profile) stipulated that the judge’s request for an extension would not be affected by the fact that he is currently drawing the full salary of a Supreme Court justice, $167,000, as well as a $66,576-a-year pension from his prior service as an assistant district attorney, administrative hearing officer and Westchester County judge.
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