Under existing law, a person seeking election or appointment to a circuit court judgeship in the state must have been licensed by the Alabama State Bar Association for a total of five years and a person seeking election or appointment to a district court judgeship must have been licensed by the Alabama State Bar Association for a total of three years.
This bill would require a candidate to be admitted to practice law by this state or by another state for a circuit court judgeship for a total of 10 years and to be admitted to practice law by this state or by another state for a district court judgeship for a total of five years.
This bill would also prohibit a person who has been suspended or disbarred by any state or state bar association within the 10 years preceding election or appointment from qualification for a circuit court or district court judgeship.
Delivered to Governor at 6:26 p.m. on May 31, 2019.
Assigned Act No. 2019-539.
Judiciary first Substitute Offered
Clerk of the House Certification
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Concurred in Second House Amendment
Faulkner motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1287
Concurrence Requested
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1458
Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1457
Smitherman Amendment Offered
Givhan motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1456
Judiciary zeroeth Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Ward motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 727
Faulkner motion to Table adopted Roll Call 726
Givan Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 725
Sorrell 2nd Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 724
Sorrell Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 723
Wadsworth Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Third Reading Carried Over
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Source: Alabama Legislature