(1) The appointment of, or service by, the judge as a member of the Mental Health Court does not affect—(a) the person’s tenure of office as a judge; or(b) the person’s rank, title, status, precedence, salary, annual or other allowances or other rights or privileges as the holder of the person’s office as a judge.
(2) The person’s service as a member of the court is taken to be service as a Supreme Court judge for all purposes.