SB408 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Sam Givhan Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Courts, circuit and district judges, qualifications, min times of state licensure to practice law, persons with certain professional disciplinary actions, prohibited from qualification, Secs. 12-11-1, 12-12-1 am'd.

Description

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.

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Subjects

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