Retirement from the state judiciary is deemed to be involuntary if 1 of the following applies:

1. (1) For a state judicial officer other than a Magistrate in Chancery, on expiration of the state judicial officer’s term of office, the state judicial officer is not reappointed and confirmed, unless the state judicial officer declines reappointment.
2. (2) For a Magistrate in Chancery, the Magistrate in Chancery fails to continue to serve at the pleasure of the Chancellor, unless the Magistrate in Chancery declines to continue to serve at the pleasure of the Chancellor.

29 Del. C. 1953, § 5605; 50 Del. Laws, c. 119, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 84 Del. Laws, c. 446, § 3; 85 Del. Laws, c. 2, § 3