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AL HB201
Bill
Status
2/11/2020
Primary Sponsor
William Poole
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AI Summary
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Creates Circuit Judgeship Number 7 in the Sixth Judicial Circuit for Tuscaloosa County, conditioned on the county commission adopting a resolution to fund the judge's compensation and benefits for the first 24 months.
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Funding requirement covers compensation and benefits for the judge, a judicial assistant, and a court reporter.
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Judge for the new position shall be elected at the November 2022 general election, with the first judge serving a six-year term beginning the first Monday following the second Tuesday in January.
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Elected judge shall have all jurisdiction, powers, rights, authority, qualifications, and duties of other circuit judges and shall be subject to Chapter 10A of Title 12 of the Alabama Code regarding compensation.
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Act becomes effective immediately upon passage and gubernatorial approval.
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
2/11/2020