Judges Act Article 55

Unless consented by the Disciplinary Chamber of the Judiciary, the judge whose case has been forwarded by the Judicial Yuan or the Control Yuan for disciplinary action or submitted by the Judicial Yuan to the Control Yuan for review shall not apply for retirement or layoff before the judgment rendered becomes final and binding or the review is completed.Where the judge in the disciplinary proceeding who is over the age of seventy on the day when the judgment becomes final and binding without being rendered with the disposition of dismissal from office or heavier penalty, and has applied for retirement within six months after the judgment becomes final and binding, the retirement benefits calculated based on his/her years in service until the day before reaching the age of seventy shall be paid to the disciplined judge, which shall apply mutatis mutandis to Subparagraphs 1 to 3, Paragraph 1 of Article 78.Upon receiving the forwarded case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the Disciplinary Chamber of the Judiciary shall provide transcripts of the referral paper to the court with which the judge concerned is affiliated and to the civil service agency.