3 - للقاضي الذي توقف عن الخدمة قبل بلوغ الستين، والذي يحق له الحصول على معاش تقاعدي عند بلوغ تلك السن، خيار الحصول على معاش تقاعدي بداية من أي تاريخ يختاره بعد توقفه عن الخدمة. وإذا ما اختار ذلك، يحصل على معاش تقاعدي توازي قيمته قيمة المعاش التقاعدي الذي كان سيدفع له في سن الستين.
3. A judge who ceased to hold office before the age of sixty and who would be entitled to a retirement pension when he or she reached that age may elect to receive a pension from any date after the date on which he or she ceases to hold office. Should he or she so elect, the amount of such pension shall be that amount which has the same value as the retirement pension which would have been paid to him or her at the age of sixty.