HB58 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jeff McLaughlin

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

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

Summary

HB58 would add one more circuit judge seat (No. 3) in the Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit (Marshall County) and set election, duties, and pay for the new judge.

What This Bill Does

The bill creates an additional circuit judgeship designated as number 3 for the Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit. The first judge for the seat would be elected in the 2012 general election (after Voting Rights Act preclearance) and would serve a six-year term starting the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January following the election. The new judge would have all the powers, duties, and qualifications of other circuit judges and would be paid under the standard compensation rules, with no salary supplement or expense allowance for the first judge elected after October 1, 2001. The act becomes effective immediately after passage and the governor's approval.

Who It Affects

• Voters in Marshall County (Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit) who will vote in the 2012 general election for the new judgeship.
• Potential candidates for the new judgeship and current circuit judges who may be affected by the addition of a new seat and the updated compensation rules

Key Provisions

• Creates an additional circuit judgeship for the Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit, designated judgeship number 3.
• The seat will be filled by election at the 2012 general election following preclearance under the Voting Rights Act; the first judge serves a six-year term starting the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January after the election.
• The elected judge shall have and exercise all jurisdiction, powers, rights, and duties, and meet all qualifications and responsibilities of other circuit judges.
• Compensation for the judge shall follow Chapter 10A, Title 12, Code of Alabama 1975; the first judge elected or appointed after October 1, 2001 shall not receive a salary supplement or expense allowance.
• The act takes effect immediately after passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects

Judicial Circuits