If a judge of the supreme court or a judge of the district court retires under the provisions of section 27-05-03.1, the judge shall receive the compensation allotted to the judge's office for the remainder of the judge's term and thereafter judicial retirement salary as provided for in subsection 3 of section 27-17-01, regardless of the judge's age or years of service at that time. The provisions of this section are applicable to those judges who retire pursuant to section 27-05-03.1 after January 1, 1973.
N.D.C.C. § 27-05-03.2