HB200 Alabama 2020 Session

This bill would create an additional district judgeship, designated District Judgeship Number 3, in the Sixth Judicial Circuit comprised of Tuscaloosa County. This bill would make the additional district judgeship conditional upon the adoption of a resolution by the county commission to provide the necessary funding for compensation and benefits for the judge and an employee for the first 24 months. This bill would provide for the election of the judge at the 2022 general election

To provide for an additional district judgeship in the Sixth Judicial Circuit comprised of Tuscaloosa County; and to provide for the election of the judge under certain conditions.

Section 1

There is created an additional district judgeship for the Sixth Judicial Circuit which shall be designated District Judgeship Number 3. The additional judgeship is conditioned upon adoption of a resolution by the Tuscaloosa County Commission to provide the necessary funding for the first 24 months for compensation and benefits of the judge filling the additional district judgeship and a judicial assistant for the judge.

Section 2

(a) District Judgeship Number 3 shall be filled at the general election held in November 2022, provided the Tuscaloosa County Commission has adopted a resolution pursuant to Section 1. (b) The first judge elected to the additional district judgeship pursuant to this act shall serve for a six-year term, holding office from the first Monday following the second Tuesday in January after the general election at which that judge is elected. (c) The judge elected to the additional district judgeship pursuant to this act shall have and shall exercise all the jurisdiction, power, rights, and authority and shall possess all of the qualifications, perform all of the duties, and shall be subject to all of the responsibilities and duties of the office to which other district judges are subject.

Section 3

The annual compensation of the district judges elected pursuant to this act shall be in accordance with Chapter 10A of Title 12, Code of Alabama 1975, including, but not limited to, the provision that no district judge first elected or appointed to office after October 1, 2001, shall be provided a salary supplement or expense allowance.

Section 4

All laws or parts of laws which conflict with this act are repealed.

Section 5

This act shall become effective immediately following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.