12-3-14
Section 12-3-14 Transfer of cases in Court of Criminal Appeals to Supreme Court. When it is
deemed advisable or necessary for the proper dispatch of the business of the Alabama Court
of Criminal Appeals, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, with the advice of the Supreme
Court and the presiding judge of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, may in writing designate
any case in the Court of Criminal Appeals to be transferred to the Supreme Court for hearing
and final determination by that court. Such written designation shall be entered upon the
minutes of each of the courts, and the Clerk of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall deliver
to the Clerk of the Supreme Court the transcript of the record and all other papers in the
cases so designated, together with copies of any orders that may be made in any such cases
by the Court of Criminal Appeals. Upon the making or entering of such designation, the jurisdiction
and control of the Court of Criminal Appeals over the designated case...
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12-3-15
Section 12-3-15 Transfer of cases in Court of Civil Appeals to Supreme Court. When it is deemed
advisable or necessary for the proper dispatch of the business of the Alabama Court of Civil
Appeals, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, with the advice of the Supreme Court, and
the presiding judge of the Court of Civil Appeals, may in writing designate any case in the
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals to be transferred to the Supreme Court for a hearing and final
determination by that court. Such written designation shall be entered upon the minutes of
each of the courts, and the Clerk of the Court of Civil Appeals shall deliver to the Clerk
of the Supreme Court the transcript of the record and other papers in the cases so designated,
together with copies of any orders that may be made in any of such cases by the Court of Civil
Appeals. Upon the making and entering of such designation, the jurisdiction and control of
the Court of Civil Appeals over the designated case shall cease and...
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12-23A-9
Section 12-23A-9 Functions of Administrative Office of Courts. (a) The Administrative Office
of Courts, hereinafter AOC, shall assist in the planning, implementation, and development
of drug courts statewide. AOC shall make recommendations to the Alabama Supreme Court and
the Chief Justice concerning the legal, policy, and procedural issues confronting the drug
courts in the state. Nothing in this section shall impede the constitutional authority of
the district attorney. (b) AOC shall provide state-level coordination and support for drug
court judges and their programs and operate as a liaison between drug court judges and other
state-level agencies providing services to or benefitting from drug court programs. (c) The
Administrative Director of Courts shall make recommendations to the Chief Justice of the Alabama
Supreme Court concerning criteria for eligibility, the promulgation of procedural rules, the
establishment of guidelines for operation, and adoption of standards and...
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12-17-25
Section 12-17-25 Appointment of relief judges to assist in clearing dockets. Any judge shall,
whenever he deems it necessary, call on the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to assign one
or more judges to relieve the judges who need assistance in clearing dockets, civil and criminal.
(Acts 1915, No. 712, p. 809; Acts 1919, No. 321, p. 275; Code 1923, §6699; Code 1940, T.
13, §173; Acts 1949, No. 411, p. 583; Acts 1953, No. 510, p. 645; Acts 1957, No. 680, p.
1029; Acts 1959, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 92, p. 276.)...
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12-2-3
Section 12-2-3 Powers of justices - Administration of oaths and taking of affidavits and acknowledgments.
The Chief Justice and every associate justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama may administer
any oaths and take any affidavits or acknowledgments authorized or required by law. (Acts
1915, No. 3, p. 35; Code 1923, §10278; Code 1940, T. 13, §19.)...
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12-5-20
Section 12-5-20 Review, etc., of administrative decisions of Chief Justice or Administrative
Director of Courts by Supreme Court justices. The justices of the Supreme Court shall have
the power and authority to review, countermand, overrule, modify or amend any administrative
decision by either the Chief Justice or the Administrative Director of Courts. A majority
of all the justices shall constitute a quorum for such purpose. The concurrence of a majority
of all the justices shall be sufficient to determine the question of whether and how such
decision shall be so reviewed, countermanded, overruled, modified or amended. (Acts 1975,
No. 1205, p. 2384, §11-109.)...
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12-17-234
Section 12-17-234 Restriction on powers of office. Anything in this article to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Office of Prosecution Services may not exercise any power, supervisory
or otherwise, undertake any duty or perform any function presently or hereafter assigned by
law to the Governor of this state, the Attorney General, the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court or any district attorney of any court of record in this state. (Acts 1975, No. 1037,
p. 2079, §5.)...
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12-16-190
Section 12-16-190 Empaneling of grand juries generally; recessing and reassembling of grand
juries. (a) There shall be empaneled in every county having less than 50,000 population not
less than two grand juries in every year; and, when they have completed their labors, in its
discretion, the court may permit them to take a recess subject to the call of the judge of
the circuit court or Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and they may be reassembled at any
place where the circuit court of the county is to be held. (b) In all counties having over
50,000 population, there shall be empaneled not less than four grand juries in every year.
(Acts 1915, No. 712, p. 809; Code 1923, §8665; Code 1940, T. 30, §72.)...
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12-18-31
Section 12-18-31 Contribution for payment of benefits to spouse of supernumerary justice of
Supreme Court upon death thereof. A supernumerary justice of the Supreme Court who desires
that his spouse receive after his death the benefits provided in subsection (c) of Section
12-18-10 must, at the time of the filing of the instrument showing his election to come under
the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter, pay into the judicial retirement fund an amount
of money equal to the largest sum heretofore paid into that fund by a now retired justice
of the Supreme Court between September 18, 1973, and the date of his retirement. (Acts 1975,
No. 1205, p. 2384, §6-112.)...
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12-3-17
Section 12-3-17 Decision of cases in event of absence or disqualification of judge or judges.
In the absence of a judge of either of the courts of appeals or in case of the disqualification
of a judge, a majority can hold court and decide cases and announce the result when concurred
in by them. In the event the remaining judges are equally divided as to the decision, or the
court is reduced to less than a majority, the fact must be certified to the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court, and he shall appoint a justice or justices of that court to sit with
the divided members to consider and decide said case, or, if the entire court is disqualified,
the appointed justice shall consider and decide the case. (Acts 1969, No. 987, p. 1744, §13.)...

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