Connecticut Audit Flags 4 Judges' Pension Errors and 15 Delays

1 articles · Updated · CT News Junkie · Aug 5

Four of 10 judges reviewed had retirement benefits calculated with wrong or incomplete employment data, a Connecticut audit of fiscal 2020 and 2023 found.
The auditors tied the errors to weak oversight and incorrect hire-date records in the state database, calling both the pension miscalculations and delayed finalizations repeat findings from a prior audit.
Fifteen retirement cases were finalized late—ranging from seven months to more than 15 years—and one retiree went eight months without a pension payment after retiring.
The comptroller's office disputed the audit's conclusions, saying most issues stemmed from inaccurate Judicial Branch information and that several corrections were minimal, from $2.73 to $22.67 a month.
Officials said the division cleared a 13,000-case backlog in 2017, now finalizes voluntary retirements within two months of the first payment, and has expanded training on enrollment practices.