SB233 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Sam GivhanSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Madison Co., Twenty-third Judicial Circuit, additional circuit judge, compensation and benefits, election

Summary

SB233 creates a new circuit judge seat in Madison County’s Twenty-third Judicial Circuit and lays out election and pay rules for the position.

What This Bill Does

The bill adds an additional circuit judgeship (Circuit Judgeship Number 8) for the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit in Madison County. The seat would be filled in the November 2022 general election, with the elected judge serving a six-year term and possessing the same authority and duties as other circuit judges. Compensation would follow existing pay rules, including a prohibition on salary supplements or expense allowances for judges first elected or appointed after October 1, 2001. The act would take effect immediately after passage and approval.

Who It Affects

• Residents of Madison County in the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit, who would have an additional circuit judge to handle cases.
• Candidates running for the new Circuit Judgeship Number 8 in the 2022 general election.
• Existing and future circuit judges, who would follow the same powers, duties, and compensation framework described in the bill.

Key Provisions

• Creates an additional circuit judgeship for the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit designated as Circuit Judgeship Number 8.
• Requires the seat to be filled at the November 2022 general election; the winner serves a six-year term starting the specified January after the election.
• The elected judge shall have and exercise all the jurisdiction, powers, rights, and duties of other circuit judges.
• Compensation for the new judge follows Chapter 10A of Title 12, with no salary supplement or expense allowance for judges first elected or appointed after October 1, 2001.
• The act becomes effective immediately following passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects

Madison County