Judges Act Article 77

Any tenured judge having served for more than fifteen years and reached the age of 70 shall cease to conduct cases but may engage in research, mediation, or other judicial administrative duties; for those who have reached the age of sixty-five may apply to be transferred to a district court to conduct summary cases.Any tenured judge having served for more than fifteen years, reached the age of sixty-five, and being certified not fit to carry out duties due to feeble physical condition by a qualified hospital recognized by the central governing health authority, may apply to discontinue the conducting of cases.A judge who ceases to conduct cases referred to in the preceding two paragraphs shall nevertheless be considered as an incumbent judge but not counted as part of the personnel quota of the organization, is entitled to received two-thirds of the total remuneration, and may apply for voluntary retirement and pension in accordance with the Public Servant Retirement, Severance, and Bereavement Compensation Act or the Act Governing Retirement, Severance, and Bereavement Compensation Under the Individual Account System for Civil Service.The Judicial Yuan shall promulgate regulations concerning the application procedures for ceasing to conduct cases referred to in Paragraphs 1 and 2, the means and items to engage in research, and business categories, among other things.