Pursuant to detailed court rules promulgated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, former judges of the Courts of the Virgin Islands not actively engaged in the practice of law before the Superior Court may be utilized as “Senior Sitting Judges” in the Superior Court. The compensation to be paid said former judges shall be on a per diem basis, not to exceed the salary of a Superior Court Judge. Utilization of a retired judge hereunder shall in no way interrupt or interfere with the continued payment of said judges retirement annuity under Title 3, chapter 27 of the Code.