HB584 Alabama 2021 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Judicial 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justices, and the chief justice of the supreme court, eliminate salary supplements and expense allowance, Sec. 12-17-68 repealed; Secs. 12-17-182, 36-15-3 am'd.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> 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</p><p class="bill_description"> 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</p><p class="bill_description"> 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</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would also eliminate county salary supplements and expense allowances for circuit and district judges</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> 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. </p>

Subjects

Judicial Compensation