HB57 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jeff McLaughlin

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Marshall Co., 27th Judicial Circuit, additional circuit judge, election, appropriation

Summary

HB57 would add a new circuit judge position in the Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit (Marshall County), elected in 2012 and funded by state money.

What This Bill Does

It creates an additional circuit judgeship designated as number 3 in the Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit. The first judge for this new position would be elected at the 2012 general election (after required Voting Rights Act preclearance) and would serve a six-year term starting the January after the election. The judge would have the same duties and qualifications as other circuit judges, and the state would appropriation funds from the General Fund to fully fund the position for the year it is filled; the salary would follow state rules and would not include a salary supplement or expense allowance for first-time appointees after 2001.

Who It Affects

• Residents of Marshall County in the Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit who would be served by an additional circuit judge (potentially affecting access to the courts and timelines).
• State taxpayers and the state budget, since funding for the new judgeship would come from the State General Fund and the judge would be elected by voters in Alabama.

Key Provisions

• Creates an additional circuit judgeship for the Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit, designated as judgeship number 3.
• The first judge to fill the position will be elected at the general election in 2012 and will serve a six-year term starting the Monday after the second Tuesday in January following the election.
• The new judge will have the same jurisdiction, powers, duties, qualifications, and responsibilities as other circuit judges; compensation follows state rules, with no salary supplement or expense allowance for first-time appointees after October 1, 2001.
• There is an appropriation from the State General Fund to fully fund the new judgeship for the fiscal year in which it is filled.

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Subjects

Judicial Circuits