HB94 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mike Hill

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Shelby Co., judge of probate, vacancies, nominations to Governor by Shelby Co. Judicial Commission, const. amend.

Summary

This bill would amend Alabama's Constitution to require that a vacancy in Shelby County's judge of probate be filled by the Governor from nominations by the Shelby County Judicial Commission.

What This Bill Does

When a probate judge vacancy occurs in Shelby County, the Shelby County Judicial Commission would nominate candidates to the Governor, who would then appoint one of the nominees to fill the vacancy. The nomination process would use the same procedures as the existing rules for filling circuit or district court vacancies in the county. The change is a local constitutional amendment and would be decided by voters in a statewide election under existing constitutional and election laws.

Who It Affects

• Shelby County residents who use the probate court; the process for filling a probate judge vacancy changes to involve nominations by the local commission and appointment by the Governor.
• The Shelby County Judicial Commission and the Governor; the Commission would nominate candidates and the Governor would appoint from those nominations under the specified procedures.

Key Provisions

• In the event of a vacancy in the office of the Judge of Probate of Shelby County, the vacancy shall be filled from nominations to the Governor by the Shelby County Judicial Commission established by Amendment 804.
• The nomination process to the Governor would follow the same procedures provided in Amendment 804 for filling vacancies in circuit or district court judges in the county.
• An election to approve the amendment would be held under Amendment 555 and the state's election laws, with ballot language describing the amendment's substance.

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Subjects

Shelby County