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AL HB60
Bill
Status
1/12/2010
Primary Sponsor
James Gordon
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AI Summary
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Creates two additional district judgeships (numbers 6 and 7) in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit comprised of Mobile County, with initial elections held in 2012.
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Requires funding for compensation and benefits for the first 24 months to be provided by municipalities on a percentage basis (10% by City of Mobile, 5% by each remaining municipality) with the Mobile County Commission paying the balance; municipalities may defer payment upon demonstration of financial hardship.
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Incumbent district judges for judgeships 1, 2, and 5 may run at large, while non-incumbent candidates for judgeships 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7 must run from designated school districts; judgeships 3 and 4 are elected at large.
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Judgeship 6 is assigned to school district 3 and judgeship 7 is assigned to school district 4, with candidates required to be residents of their respective districts.
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Judges appointed to fill vacancies for judgeships 1, 2, 5, 6, or 7 must be residents of the school district in which candidates must reside to run for election.
Legislative Description
Mobile Co. (Thirteenth Judicial Circuit), two additional district court judges, election, terms of office, duties, powers, and necessary funding for compensation and benefits, percentage from each municipality and balance from county commission, exemptions, incumbent district judges, const. amend.
Judicial Circuits
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Government Appropriations
1/12/2010