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30-1-7
Section 30-1-7 Persons authorized to solemnize marriages. (a) Generally. Marriages may be solemnized
by any licensed minister of the gospel in regular communion with the Christian church or society
of which the minister is a member; by an active or retired judge of the Supreme Court, Court
of Criminal Appeals, Court of Civil Appeals, any circuit court, or any district court within
this state; by a judge of any federal court; or by an active or retired judge of probate.
(b) Pastor of religious society; clerk of society to maintain register of marriages; register,
etc., deemed presumptive evidence of fact. Marriage may also be solemnized by the pastor of
any religious society according to the rules ordained or custom established by such society.
The clerk or keeper of the minutes of each society shall keep a register and enter therein
a particular account of all marriages solemnized by the society, which register, or a sworn
copy thereof, is presumptive evidence of the fact. (c) Quakers,...
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12-10A-1
Section 12-10A-1 Compensation of judges - Uniform plan. (a) In recognition of the disparity
in compensation of circuit and district judges caused by varying amounts of local supplements
to state salaries and the need for a uniform plan of compensation, the following comprehensive
plan is adopted for the compensation of judges. This plan, when implemented, shall reward
judges for judicial experience and phase out local salary supplements and expense allowances.
(1) On October 1, 2000, the salary of circuit judges paid from the State Treasury shall be
increased to the amount authorized for attorneys in the classified service of the state as
Attorney IV, step 14, on June 10, 1999, and the salary of the Supreme Court Justices, judges
of the appellate courts, and district judges shall be adjusted correspondingly as provided
by Act 90-111, 1990 Regular Session (Acts 1990, p. 132). (2) On October 1, 2001, the salary
of circuit judges paid from the State Treasury shall be increased to the...
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12-19-150
Section 12-19-150 Legislative intent; assessment of fees in criminal cases; submission of cost
bill by municipal or district court clerk and making of final assessment of costs in circuit
court upon appeals from municipal or district courts to circuit courts. (a) It is hereby declared
to be the policy of the state that docket fees and other court costs in criminal cases shall
generally be assessed only upon conviction. It is further declared to be the policy of the
state that a creditor shall not use the criminal process in order to collect civil debts.
The state does recognize that situations will arise from time to time wherein justice may
best be served by allowing a judge to enter an order dismissing a case upon the payment of
costs by the defendant or by the complainant where the judge has determined that the criminal
process has been abused. (b) Docket fees and other court costs in criminal cases shall be
assessed upon conviction; provided that, in the interest of justice,...
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12-2-1
Section 12-2-1 Composition of court; election and terms of office of justices. (a) The Supreme
Court, except as otherwise provided, shall consist of a chief justice and eight associate
justices, who shall be elected by the qualified electors of the state at the general elections
as provided by law for the election of members of the House of Representatives in Congress
and who shall hold their offices for the term of six years from the first Monday after the
second Tuesday in January next succeeding their election and until their successors are elected
and qualified. Subject to the provisions of the Constitution respecting filling of vacancies
in judicial offices, members of the Supreme Court shall be elected as follows: The Chief Justice
and three associate justices shall be elected at the general election in November, 1976, two
associate justices shall be elected at the general election in November, 1978, and three associate
justices shall be elected at the general election in...
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12-9A-8
Section 12-9A-8 Assignment of circuit or district judges by presiding circuit judge. (a) A
presiding circuit judge, by order, may assign a circuit or district court judge who is within
the circuit to serve within the circuit or within the district courts of the circuit. Before
assigning a judge, the presiding circuit judge shall evaluate the needs of the circuit, including
the currency, congestion, and backlog of criminal and civil cases. (b) Assignments of judges
by the presiding circuit judge shall be in writing and shall be sent to the assigned judge
as soon as practicable. The presiding judge or the judge's designee may notify the assigned
judge orally of the assignment. An oral notification of an assignment is sufficient until
a written notification can be prepared and delivered to the assigned judge. A copy of each
written assignment shall be filed with the Administrative Director of Courts and in the office
of the clerk or register of the court to which the assignment is made....
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15-13-163
Section 15-13-163 Revocation by circuit judges. The presiding judge of the circuit court may,
and on verified motion of the prosecutor shall, subpoena the representatives of the professional
surety company or professional bail company or other persons for examination under oath concerning
matters relating to any affidavit or certificate filed, outstanding forfeitures, and all relevant
books, tax returns, and financial data. Authority to act as a professional surety company
or a professional bail company may be revoked or withheld by the court for violation of this
chapter, any rule promulgated by the Supreme Court of the State of Alabama, in accordance
with this chapter, for failure to submit subpoenaed documents, for failure to answer truthfully
all relevant questions asked by the court, or in the event the professional surety company
or professional bail company has outstanding and unpaid final forfeitures anywhere, or in
any court in the State of Alabama. As used herein, outstanding...
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17-16-40
Section 17-16-40 Grounds of contest. The election of any person declared elected to the office
of Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General, Commissioner of Agriculture
and Industries, Public Service Commissioner, senator or representative in the Legislature,
justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the courts of appeals, judge of the circuit court
or district court, or any office which is filled by the vote of a single county, or to the
office of constable may be contested by any person who was at the time of either of the elections
a qualified elector for any of the following causes: (1) Malconduct, fraud, or corruption
on the part of any inspector, clerk, returning officer, canvassing board, or other person.
(2) When the person whose election to office is contested was not eligible thereto at the
time of such election. (3) On account of illegal votes. (4) On account of the rejection of
legal votes. (5) Offers to bribe, bribery, intimidation, or other...
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17-16-61
Section 17-16-61 Appeals - Generally. In all contested elections before the judge of probate,
an appeal lies to the Supreme Court within 14 days after the rendition of the judgment. From
the judgment of the circuit court on the contest of an election of a judge of probate or sheriff
or any other officer mentioned in Section 17-16-56, an appeal lies to the Supreme Court within
14 days after the rendition of the judgment. (Code 1896, §1702; Code 1907, §476; Code 1923,
§566; Code 1940, T. 17, §252; §17-15-34; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331,
§83.)...
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31-2A-26
Section 31-2A-26 (Article 26.) Military judge of a general or special court-martial. (a) A
military judge shall be detailed to each general and special court-martial. The military judge
shall preside over each open session of the court-martial to which the military judge has
been detailed. (b) A military judge shall be all of the following: (1) An active or retired
commissioned officer. (2) A member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a state
or a member of the bar of a federal court for at least five years. (3) Either a certified
military judge or a judge of a court of competent jurisdiction who is approved by the Adjutant
General. (c) In the instance when a military judge is not a member of the bar of the highest
court of the state, the military judge shall be deemed admitted pro hac vice, subject to filing
a certificate with the state judge advocate setting forth such qualifications provided in
subsection (b) and with notice and approval of the State Bar and Chief...
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35-6-124
Section 35-6-124 Appeals. Any of the parties, within 10 days thereafter, may appeal to the
circuit or Supreme Court from the decree of partition or sale, or from a decree confirming
or setting aside the commissioners' report, under the regulations governing appeals in other
cases from decrees of the probate court to the circuit or Supreme Court; and such decree may
be superseded pending the appeal by the appellant, on giving bond in double the amount of
the value of the interests of the other parties in the crops, with sufficient surety, to be
approved by the judge of probate, and with condition to have the crops forthcoming to abide
the decree to be finally rendered in the cause, and in the event of his failure to do so,
to pay all costs and damages arising therefrom. (Code 1876, §3530; Code 1886, §3279; Code
1896, §3204; Code 1907, §5250; Code 1923, §9354; Code 1940, T. 47, §247.)...
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