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Robert Baldwin, executive secretary of the Virginia Supreme Court, said juvenile court judges are paid $49,340 a year and are credited with three-and-a-ha If years toward retirement benefits for every one year they serve as judges.
Sen. Waddell has said the committees might be wary of appointing Mr. Ryan for four years because the state would then be paying him retirement benefits based on 14 years of service.
But if Mr. Ryan were to waive those benefits. Sen. Waddell said, the problem could be resolved. “Loudoun County really deserves this judgeship. That’s why it’s being created—because of the caseload in Loudoun County," Sen. Waddell said. “And 1 think that offsets the argument about John Ryan’s age.’’
Sen. William F. Parkerson Jr. (D-Henrico), chairman of the Senate courts committee, said in an interview last week that age is certainly taken into account when interviewing candidates for judgeships.
But he added, “1 doubt it would be decisive in and of itself."
The committees interview candidates to determine whether they are qualified to serve as judges. If they are found to be qualified, their
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