(a) Each senior judge who has been designated and assigned by the Chief Justice or the Chief Court Administrator to perform judicial duties as a senior judge pursuant to the provisions of this section, sections 51-50 , 51-50c to 51-50e , inclusive, 51-50i to 51-50k , inclusive, 51-165 , 51-198 , 52-434a and 52-434b shall receive during the period he shall perform the judicial duties, in addition to his retirement salary, the compensation provided by law for a state referee for each day he so performs either judicial duties or duties as a referee or both.
(b) In no event shall the total of a retired judge's compensation, defined as retirement salary plus fees payable by the state for services as a senior judge or state referee for services rendered in any fiscal year, exceed the highest annual salary specified by section 51-47 during the fiscal year for the judicial office held by the retired judge at the time of retirement.