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Wed 04 Apr 2007Judge Curtin's pension finalisedFormer Circuit Court judge Brian Curtin has finalised his pension arrangements with the State almost five months after he announced his resignation from the bench.Judge Curtin (54) was taken off the State payroll from his €149,000-a-year job when he informed the Government by letter on November 13th last that he was resigning following his failed attempt to stop a Dáil committee from starting hearings into his conduct.