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AL HB666
Bill
Status
3/3/2010
Primary Sponsor
Alvin Holmes
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AI Summary
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to the Alabama Constitution of 1901 relating to the City of Montgomery in Montgomery County.
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Beginning with the 2011 municipal election and every four years thereafter, the City of Montgomery shall elect four municipal judges (designated Judgeship 1, 2, 3, and 4) in at-large elections to four-year terms.
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Municipal judges shall serve part-time and may practice law in other courts or engage in unrelated law practice, with salaries set by the city's governing body.
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Cases before the municipal court shall be divided evenly among the four judges.
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The constitutional amendment requires an election held in accordance with Amendment 555 to the Alabama Constitution and state election laws.
Legislative Description
Montgomery, municipal court judges elected at-large, election, terms, duties, compensation, const. amend.
Montgomery County
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Montgomery County Legislation
3/3/2010