HB29 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bill Poole

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Tuscaloosa Co., 6th Judicial Circuit, additional circuit judge, conditioned on funding for compensation and benefits by county commission, election

Summary

HB29 would add a new circuit judge seat in the Sixth Judicial Circuit (Tuscaloosa County) if the county funds it, with election in 2014.

What This Bill Does

It creates Circuit Judgeship Number 7 in the Sixth Judicial Circuit. The seat is conditional on the Tuscaloosa County Commission funding the judge and staff for the first 24 months. If funded and precleared, the seat would be filled at the 2014 general election and the judge would serve a six-year term. Pay for the new judge would follow existing rules, with no salary supplement or expense allowance for judges first elected after October 1, 2001.

Who It Affects

• Residents of Tuscaloosa County in the Sixth Judicial Circuit would gain an additional circuit judge seat if the county funds it.
• The Tuscaloosa County Commission would need to adopt a funding resolution to cover the first 24 months of compensation and benefits for the judge, a judicial assistant, and a court reporter; the new judge would be elected in 2014.

Key Provisions

• Creates an additional circuit judgeship designated Circuit Judgeship Number 7 in the Sixth Judicial Circuit (Tuscaloosa County).
• The new judgeship is conditioned on the county commission adopting a resolution to fund the judge and staff for the first 24 months.
• The seat would be filled at the November 2014 general election, contingent on preclearance under the Voting Rights Act.
• The elected judge would serve a six-year term beginning after the general election.
• Compensation follows Chapter 10A, Title 12, with no salary supplement or expense allowance for the new judge elected after October 1, 2001.
• The act becomes effective immediately upon passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects

Tuscaloosa County