HB584 Alabama 2021 Session

Under existing law, circuit judges' salaries are set by statute. District judges, appellate judges, and supreme court justices' salaries are based on circuit judges' salaries

This bill would establish the initial salaries for all state judges and justices, district attorneys, and the Attorney General, and would provide for salary increases based on certain experience

This bill would require all judges to be licensed attorneys and require all judges to complete 12 hours of approved continuing legal education, including one hour of ethics

This bill would also eliminate county salary supplements and expense allowances for circuit and district judges

Relating to compensation; to establish a uniform pay plan for circuit judges, district judges, appellate court judges, supreme court justices, and the chief justice of the supreme court; to require that all judges be licensed attorneys; to require all judges to complete at least 12 hours of approved continuing legal education, including one hour of ethics; to amend Sections 12-17-182 and 36-15-3, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the salaries of district attorneys and the Attorney General; to provide for the elimination of county salary supplements and expense allowances for circuit and district judges; and to repeal Section 12-17-68, Code of Alabama 1975.