HB666 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Alvin Holmes

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Montgomery, municipal court judges elected at-large, election, terms, duties, compensation, const. amend.

Summary

A constitutional amendment to switch Montgomery's municipal court from appointment to a four-person at-large, part-time judicial panel with four-year terms and salaries set by the city, dividing cases evenly among them.

What This Bill Does

If passed, starting with the 2011 municipal election, Montgomery would elect four municipal judges at-large for four-year terms. All four judges would serve part-time and share the court's caseload evenly, with each judge handling an equal portion of cases. The City of Montgomery's governing body would set each judge's salary, and judges could continue practicing law elsewhere as long as that work does not relate to their duties as a municipal judge. This changes the current system where municipal judges are appointed by the municipality's governing body.

Who It Affects

• Montgomery residents and voters: will participate in at-large elections for four municipal judges and experience how cases are distributed among the judges.
• Local attorneys and city government: judges may continue practicing law elsewhere (unrelated to their duties), the city would set judge salaries, and court administration would reflect a part-time, evenly divided caseload system.

Key Provisions

• Beginning with the 2011 municipal election and every four years thereafter, four municipal judges shall be elected in an at-large election for the City of Montgomery.
• Judgeships are designated Judgeship 1, Judgeship 2, Judgeship 3, and Judgeship 4; judges serve four-year terms and are part-time; the cases before the court shall be divided evenly among the four judges; salaries are set by the city's governing body.

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Subjects

Montgomery County