HB482 Alabama 2015 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2015
Title
Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Coffee and Pike Counties, circuit judges, residency requirement of vacancy in office, Sec. 12-17-20 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, there are three circuit
judgeships in the twelfth judicial circuit which is
comprised of Pike and Coffee Counties</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the judge occupying
judgeship No. 1 to be a resident of Pike County,
and the judges occupying judgeships No. 2 and No</p><p class="bill_description"> to be residents of Coffee County. This bill would
also require any person qualifying as a candidate
for a circuit judgeship to have been a resident of
the county for the judgeship for at least one year
prior to qualifying as a candidate</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 12-17-20 of the Code of Alabama
1975, relating to circuit judges; to provide for the residency
of circuit judges in the twelfth judicial circuit.
</p>
Subjects
Judicial Circuits
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 14, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB482 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |