Judges' Contributory Pensions Act 1968

If a person to whom this Act applies dies in office, that person's spouse becomes entitled to a pension in respect of the contributions required to be made by that person under this Act.

If a person who has become entitled to a pension under section 5 dies, that person's spouse becomes entitled to a pension in respect of the contributions required to be made by that person under this Act.

Subsection (2) does not apply to a person's spouse if – he or she married or entered into a significant relationship, within the meaning of the Relationships Act 2003, with the deceased person after the date on which the deceased person became entitled to a pension under section 5; or

Subject to sections 11 and 12, the pension to which a spouse becomes entitled under this section is a pension at the rate of one-third of the appropriate judicial salary.