SB42 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Hinton Mitchem

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Marshall Co., 27th Judicial Circuit, additional circuit judge, conditioned on funding for compensation and benefits by county commission, election

Summary

Creates a new Circuit Judgeship 3 in Marshall County’s Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit, conditioned on county funding and election in 2012.

What This Bill Does

Adds an extra circuit judge seat for Marshall County (Circuit Judgeship Number 3) and ties its creation to the county adopting a funding resolution for the judge and staff for the first 24 months. The seat would be filled by the November 2012 general election, pending preclearance under the Voting Rights Act and the county funding resolution. The elected judge would serve a six-year term and be paid according to state law, with no salary supplements or expense allowances for new judges appointed after 2001.

Who It Affects

• Marshall County residents and voters, who may see changes in the county's circuit court operations and access to the judiciary
• Marshall County Commission, which must pass a resolution to fund the judge, judicial assistant, and court reporter for the first 24 months
• Prospective candidates for Circuit Judgeship Number 3 and court staff (judicial assistant and court reporter) who would be involved with the new seat

Key Provisions

• Creates an additional circuit judgeship in the Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit designated as Circuit Judgeship Number 3 for Marshall County
• Conditioned upon the Marshall County Commission adopting a resolution to fund the necessary compensation and benefits for 24 months for the judge, a judicial assistant, and a court reporter
• The seat would be filled by the November 2012 general election, provided the judgeship has been precleared under the Voting Rights Act and the county has adopted the funding resolution
• The elected judge serves a six-year term, with term start dates linked to the general election
• The judge has full jurisdiction and duties of a circuit judge, subject to the same qualifications and responsibilities as other circuit judges
• Compensation follows Chapter 10A of Title 12 of the Alabama Code, and no salary supplements or expense allowances are provided for judges first elected or appointed after October 1, 2001
• Effective date: immediate upon passage and approval

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Subjects

Marshall County