SB38 Alabama 2016 1st Special Session Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bill Hightower

Republican

Session

First Special Session 2016

Title

Court of the Judiciary, appeals to Supreme Court, legislative approval of Supreme Court decisions, continued service of judge upon filing of complaint with the Judicial Inquiry Comm., auth. const. amend.

Description

Under Article VI, Section 157 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, the Court of the Judiciary is created to hear complaints filed by the Judicial Inquiry Commission, and a judge aggrieved by a decision of the Court of the Judiciary may appeal the decision to the Supreme Court of Alabama.

This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to require legislative approval of affirmations by the Supreme Court of decisions by the Court of the Judiciary removing a judge from office.

Under Article VI, Section 159 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, a judge is disqualified from acting as judge when a complaint has been filed against him or her by the Judicial Inquiry Commission with the Court of the Judiciary.

This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to delete this provision.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments