SB11 Alabama 2017 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Judicial Inquiry Commission and Court of the Judiciary, abolished, const. amend.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under Article VI, Sections 156, 157, and 158
of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, as amended, the Judicial
Inquiry Commission is created to investigate and
receive or initiate complaints relating to any
judge in the state and the Court of the Judiciary
is created to hear complaints filed by the Judicial
Inquiry Commission</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would propose an amendment to the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to abolish the
Judicial Inquiry Commission and the Court of the
Judiciary</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would propose an amendment to
Section 159 of the Official Recompilation of the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to delete the
references to the Judicial Inquiry Commission and
the Court of the Judiciary</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To repeal Sections 6.17 and 6.18, as added by
Amendment 328, as amended by Amendment 581 to the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Sections 156 and 157,
respectively, of the Official Recompilation of the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, and Section
6.18A, as added by Amendment 580 to the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 158 of the Official
Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as
amended, to abolish the Judicial Inquiry Commission and the
Court of the Judiciary; and to amend Section 6.19, as added by
Amendment 328 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now
appearing as Section 159 of the Official Recompilation of the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to delete
references to the Judicial Inquiry Commission and the Court of
the Judiciary.
</p>
Subjects
Constitutional Amendments
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 7, 2017 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB11 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |