Judicial Retirement System; appearance as counsel. Provides that the prohibition on a retired justice or judge appearing as counsel in any court in the Commonwealth shall not apply when either (i) (a) the retired judge or justice has been retired for at least two years; (b) the retired justice or judge is appearing as counsel, pro bono, for an indigent person in a civil matter; (c) such civil matter is assigned or referred to the retired justice or judge by a nonprofit legal aid program organized under the auspices of the Virginia State Bar; and (d) the retired justice or judge is not an employee, officer, or board member of such nonprofit legal aid program or (ii) the retired justice or judge is at least 67 years of age and is eligible to receive full Social Security benefits.

Statutes affected:
Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100206D: 51.1-309
Senate: Committee substitute printed 23104597D-S1: 51.1-309
Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105585D-S2: 51.1-309
Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB784ER): 51.1-309
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0552): 51.1-309