SB224 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Hank Sanders

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Dallas Co. (4th Judicial Circuit), district judge, additional, election, appropriation

Summary

The bill creates an additional district judge seat (Judgeship No. 2) in the Fourth Judicial Circuit (Dallas County), requires the first judge to be elected in the 2010 general election, and funds the position with state money.

What This Bill Does

Creates an extra district judgeship in the Fourth Judicial Circuit designated as judgeship number 2. The seat will be filled by election at the general election in 2010 after preclearance under the Voting Rights Act. The first judge will serve a six-year term and will have all the jurisdiction, powers, duties, and responsibilities of other district judges, with compensation governed by Chapter 10A and no salary supplement or expense allowance for judges first elected or appointed after October 1, 2001. The bill also appropriates State General Fund money to fully fund the new judgeship for the fiscal year in which it is filled.

Who It Affects

• Dallas County residents in the Fourth Judicial Circuit, who would gain an additional district judge to handle cases and potentially experience changes in court operations as a result.
• The State General Fund and Alabama taxpayers, since the bill provides funds to fully fund the new judgeship for the fiscal year it is filled.

Key Provisions

• Creates an additional district judgeship in the Fourth Judicial Circuit designated as judgeship number 2.
• The seat is filled by election at the general election in 2010 after preclearance under the Voting Rights Act; the first judge serves a six-year term starting the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January following the election.
• The appointed or elected judge has the same jurisdiction, powers, rights, and duties as other district judges.
• Compensation follows Chapter 10A of the Code, including the rule that no district judge first elected or appointed after October 1, 2001 shall receive a salary supplement or expense allowance.
• There is an appropriation from the State General Fund to fully fund the new judgeship for the fiscal year it is filled.
• The act becomes effective immediately after passage and approval by the Governor or otherwise becoming law.

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Subjects

Judicial Circuits