HB62 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim Hill Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Justices and Judges; revise when may be called to active duty

Description

Under existing law, a retired circuit judge or district judge may be called to active duty status when the presiding circuit judge of the applicable circuit requests the appointment of an interim judge and if the Chief Justice and the Administrative Office of Courts certify that the circuit where the judge will serve is needed pursuant to the most recent judicial weighted caseload study and this certification must be recertified annually.

This bill would provide that a retired circuit or district judge may be called to active duty status when the presiding circuit judge requests the appointment of an interim judge and the Chief Justice approves the interim judge.

This bill would also provide that funds in the discretion of the presiding circuit judge may be used to compensate retired judges.

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Subjects

Courts & Judges