SB41 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Hinton Mitchem

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

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

Summary

Creates an additional circuit judgeship (number 3) in the Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit (Marshall County) to be filled by election in 2012, with funding provided from the State General Fund.

What This Bill Does

Adds a new circuit judge position in the Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit. The position is designated as judgeship number 3 and will be filled by a general election in 2012 after preclearance under the Voting Rights Act. The first judge will serve a six-year term starting the Monday after the second Tuesday in January following the election, and the position will be funded from the State General Fund with compensation per state law.

Who It Affects

• Residents of Marshall County and the Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit, who will gain an additional circuit judge to handle cases.
• Voters in the 2012 general election who will elect the first judge for this position.
• State taxpayers, through the State General Fund, who will fund the new judgeship.
• The appointed or elected judge, who will receive compensation per state law and assume all duties and responsibilities of a circuit judge.

Key Provisions

• Creates an additional circuit judgeship for the Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit designated as judgeship number 3.
• The position will be filled by election at the general election in 2012 after preclearance under the Voting Rights Act.
• The first judge elected to the position will serve a six-year term beginning the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January following the election.
• The judge will have and exercise all the jurisdiction, powers, rights, and duties and will be subject to the same responsibilities as other circuit judges.
• Compensation will follow Chapter 10A, Title 12, and no salary supplement or expense allowance will be provided for judges first elected or appointed after October 1, 2001.
• There is an appropriation from the State General Fund to fully fund the additional judgeship for the fiscal year in which it is filled.
• The act becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval.

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Subjects

Judicial Circuits