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AL HB48
Bill
Status
2/2/2016
Primary Sponsor
William Poole
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AI Summary
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Creates Circuit Judgeship Number 7 for the Sixth Judicial Circuit comprised of Tuscaloosa County, conditioned upon the county commission adopting a resolution to fund compensation and benefits for the judge, judicial assistant, and court reporter for the first 24 months.
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Election of the judge shall occur at the November 2018 general election, provided the judgeship receives preclearance under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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The first elected judge shall serve a six-year term, beginning the first Monday following the second Tuesday in January after the general election.
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The elected judge shall possess all jurisdiction, power, rights, authority, qualifications, and duties of other circuit judges under Alabama law.
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Annual compensation shall follow Chapter 10A of Title 12, Code of Alabama 1975, with no salary supplement or expense allowance for judges first elected or appointed after October 1, 2001.
Legislative Description
Tuscaloosa Co., 6th Judicial Circuit, additional circuit judge, conditioned on funding for compensation and benefits by county commission, election
Tuscaloosa County
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund
2/2/2016