HB183 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Troy StubbsRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

To provide for an additional circuit judgeship, designated as Circuit Judgeship Number 4, in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit comprised of Autauga, Chilton, and Elmore Counties; to provide for an additional circuit judgeship in the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit comprised of Madison County; to provide for an additional circuit judgeship in the Twenty-eighth Judicial Circuit comprised of Baldwin County; and to provide for the authority of the judges and for the compensation and benefit of the judges.

Summary

HB183 would create three new circuit judgeships in Alabama's Nineteenth, Twenty-third, and Twenty-eighth Judicial Circuits and set rules for their roles and pay.

What This Bill Does

The bill adds three circuit judge positions: Number 4 in the Nineteenth Circuit (Autauga, Chilton, Elmore), Number 9 in the Twenty-third Circuit (Madison), and Number 6 in the Twenty-eighth Circuit (Baldwin). The Nineteenth Circuit’s new judge (Number 4) may live anywhere in that circuit and would be assigned to the domestic relations division. These seats would be filled at the next general election after the act becomes law, and the initial judges would serve six-year terms starting after the election. The new judges would have full judicial authority and duties, and their pay would follow existing rules, with no salary supplement or expense allowance for those first elected after October 1, 2001.

Who It Affects

• Judges and court staff in the Nineteenth, Twenty-third, and Twenty-eighth Circuits would gain new judgeships and related duties and pay rules.
• Residents and legal professionals in Autauga, Chilton, Elmore, Madison, and Baldwin counties would experience potential changes in court operations and access to judicial resources due to the added judges.

Key Provisions

• Creation of three additional circuit judgeships: Circuit Judgeship Number 4 in the Nineteenth Circuit; Circuit Judgeship Number 9 in the Twenty-third Circuit; Circuit Judgeship Number 6 in the Twenty-eighth Circuit.
• Judge for Circuit Judgeship Number 4 may reside in any county within the Nineteenth Circuit and will be assigned to the domestic relations division.
• These new judgeships will be filled at the next general election after the act’s effective date.
• Initial judges elected to these positions will serve six-year terms beginning after the general election following their election.
• All initial judges will have full jurisdiction and duties of circuit judges and will meet the same qualifications as other circuit judges, with compensation governed by Chapter 10A of Title 12, and no salary supplement or expense allowance for those first elected after October 1, 2001.
• The act becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval.

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