HB530 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Duwayne Bridges

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Lee Co., additional circuit judge, conditioned on funding for compensation and benefits by county commission, election

Summary

HB530 would add one more circuit judge seat in Lee County’s Thirty-seventh Judicial Circuit and set how it is elected, for how long, and how the judge would be paid.

What This Bill Does

The bill creates an additional circuit judgeship in the Thirty-seventh Judicial Circuit for Lee County, designated as Circuit Judgeship Number 4. It provides that the seat will be filled in the 2016 general election or the next general election, if the position has been precleared under the Voting Rights Act. The first judge elected to this seat would serve a six-year term and would have all the duties and authority of other circuit judges. Compensation would follow state law, with no salary supplement or expense allowance for judges first elected after October 1, 2001.

Who It Affects

• Lee County residents and users of the Thirty-seventh Judicial Circuit, who would have an extra circuit judge to handle cases and potentially see faster case resolution.
• Voters in Lee County (and qualified candidates) who participate in the general election for Circuit Judgeship Number 4 (in 2016 or later), with the election contingent on preclearance under the Voting Rights Act.

Key Provisions

• Creates an additional circuit judgeship for the Thirty-seventh Judicial Circuit, designated Circuit Judgeship Number 4.
• The seat is to be filled in the general election held in November 2016, or the next general election thereafter, provided the judgeship has been precleared under the Voting Rights Act.
• The first elected judge for Circuit Judgeship Number 4 serves a six-year term and assumes office following the election as specified.
• The judge will have all jurisdiction, powers, rights, and duties of other circuit judges.
• Compensation for the elected judge(s) will follow Chapter 10A of Title 12, with no salary supplement or expense allowance for those first elected after October 1, 2001.
• The act becomes effective immediately after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Judicial Circuits