Section 75062 Of Article 3. Disability Retirement From California Government Code >> Title 8. >> Chapter 11. >> Article 3.
75062
. A judge who applies for disability retirement and against
whom there is pending a criminal charge of the commission of, or who
has been convicted of, a felony under California or federal law
(allegedly committed or committed while holding judicial office),
prior to the approval of the application:
(a) Shall be presumed not to be disabled and this presumption is a
presumption affecting the burden of proof.
(b) Shall, in a disability retirement proceeding before the
commission, be subject to the standard of proof of clear and
convincing evidence sufficient to sustain a claim to a reasonable
certainty.
(c) Shall support the application with written statements
described in subdivision (c) of Section 75060 from each of at least
two physicians or two psychiatrists.