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AL SB286
Bill
AI Summary
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Creates Circuit Judgeship Number 8 in the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit (Madison County), Circuit Judgeship Number 4 in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (Autauga, Chilton, and Elmore Counties), and Circuit Judgeship Number 6 in the Twenty-eighth Judicial Circuit (Baldwin County).
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Creates District Judgeship Number 2 in DeKalb County's District Court.
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All new judgeships become effective October 1, 2021, and shall be filled using the same procedures as filling judicial vacancies in their respective circuits.
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New judges shall have full jurisdiction, powers, and duties equivalent to existing judges in their respective courts and must meet the same qualifications and responsibilities.
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New judges' annual compensation shall be governed by Chapter 10A of Title 12, Code of Alabama 1975, with no salary supplements or expense allowances for judges first appointed after October 1, 2001.
Legislative Description
Courts, Twenty-third Judicial Circuit, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Twenty-eighth Judicial Circuit, additional circuit judge, DeKalb County, district judge, compensation and benefits, election
Madison County
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
3/2/2021