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AL SB173
Bill
Status
2/2/2022
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Whatley
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AI Summary
SB173 Summary
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Creates 13 additional circuit judgeships across 8 judicial circuits: Fifth (1), Sixth (1), Eleventh (1), Thirteenth (2), Nineteenth (2), Twenty-third (3), Twenty-eighth (2), and Thirty-seventh (1) circuits.
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Creates 8 additional district judgeships in Baldwin, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Madison, Mobile, Shelby, and Tuscaloosa counties.
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New judgeships shall be filled in accordance with law in effect January 1, 2023, with initial judges serving pursuant to Section 153 of Alabama Constitution of 1901.
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New judges possess all jurisdiction, power, qualifications, duties, and responsibilities of other judges in their respective courts.
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Annual compensation follows Chapter 10A of Title 12, Code of Alabama 1975, with judges appointed or elected after October 1, 2001 receiving no salary supplement or expense allowance; effective January 1, 2023.
Legislative Description
Courts, additional circuit judgeships in various judicial circuits, district judgeships in various counties throughout the state, compensation and benefits, election
Courts
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
2/2/2022