12-8-8
Section 12-8-8 Chief Justice may direct use of appropriated funds by conference, etc.; application for grants and other assistance for conference. (a) In connection with any of the duties and work of the Judicial Conference, including the study of the courts of the state, the Chief Justice is authorized and empowered to direct that any funds appropriated for consultant study or similar purposes to the Supreme Court and any funds appropriated for the Judicial Conference may be used in connection with studies and other work of the Permanent Study Commission on Alabama's Judicial System, the Judicial Conference and/or the Department of Court Management, in whole or in part. (b) The Chief Justice is further authorized and empowered to apply for grants and other assistance to any public or any private entity and to take any and all necessary steps and actions pertaining to the same in connection with the duties and work of the Judicial Conference. (Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 118, p....
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12-2-30
Section 12-2-30 Powers and duties as to supervision and administration of courts generally. (a) The Chief Justice shall see that the business of the several courts of the state is attended with proper dispatch and that cases, civil and criminal, are not permitted to become congested or delayed, and he shall take care that prisoners are not allowed to remain in the jails without a prompt trial. (b) In connection with these duties and other responsibilities, the Chief Justice is authorized and empowered: (1) To maintain a roster of supernumerary circuit judges who are willing and able to undertake special duties from time to time and to assign supernumerary circuit judges in accordance with the provisions of law and, further, to assign supernumerary circuit judges and circuit judges, provided they are agreeable, in connection with studies, projects and functions designed to improve the administration of justice and the courts in Alabama and in connection with projects, studies and...
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12-9-7
Section 12-9-7 Assistance of commission by Legislative Reference Service and by law institute; appointment, etc., of research analyst and other employees; employment and compensation of consultants and experts. (a) The Alabama Legislative Reference Service shall provide such assistance to the commission as the commission may request. The Alabama Law Institute is authorized and empowered, at its discretion, to assist the commission and to use any funds appropriated for its use to assist the commission in its functions and purposes. (b) The Chief Justice may appoint and dismiss a research analyst for the commission who shall perform other duties as directed by the Chief Justice and who shall be subject to the merit system only as to pay plan and who may be paid from any funds appropriated to the Supreme Court or Judicial Conference or any other department or agency of the state which may be headed by the Chief Justice, as the Chief Justice may direct. The Chief Justice may also designate...
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12-5-3
Section 12-5-3 Department of Court Management established; powers and duties generally. (a) There shall be a state department to be known as the Department of Court Management. This department shall be specifically charged with the duty of assisting the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama in connection with his duties as the chief administrative officer of all the trial courts of this state, the Chief Justice's task of insuring that the business of said courts of the state is attended with proper dispatch and the Chief Justice's task of seeing that the dockets of such courts are not permitted to become congested and that trial of cases, civil and criminal, is not delayed unreasonably. (b) The department shall also perform the following duties: (1) It shall work with the clerks and registers of all civil and criminal trial courts in the state to collect, obtain, compile and digest information and statistics concerning the administration of justice in the state. (2) It shall...
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12-5-12
Section 12-5-12 Study of applications for funds, grants, etc., from federal governmental agencies or entities, direction of disbursement of funds, grants, etc.; designation of moneys previously appropriated to certain state agencies as matching funds; application for federal funds, grants, etc., and use of certain moneys as matching funds in connection therewith by circuit courts, district courts, etc. (a) In connection with any federal legislation hereafter passed or presently in force and effect, designed, directly or indirectly, to assist or aid in the administration of justice, criminal or otherwise, or the improvement of courts and the judicial system, the Administrative Director of Courts is authorized and empowered to study any and all applications for funds and grants directed to his office from any federal governmental agency or entity and the disbursement of such aid, assistance, subgrants, funds or money to any office or agency of the judicial branch of state government and...
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12-5-2
Section 12-5-2 Service by Administrative Office of Courts as agency for application for and receipt of grants, etc., and coordination of studies, etc., as to improvement of administration of justice; appointment, compensation, etc., of officers, employees, etc., of Administrative Office of Courts generally; powers of Chief Justice as to use of officers, employees, moneys, etc., of Administrative Office of Courts. (a) The Administrative Office of Courts may serve as an agency to apply for and receive grants or other assistance and to coordinate or conduct studies and projects in connection with the improvement of the administration of justice. (b) All officials, officers and employees of the Administrative Office of Courts, including the Administrative Director of Courts, shall be appointed, employed, serve and receive compensation in accordance with the provisions of Section 12-2-30, whether employed by grant funds or otherwise. (c) The Chief Justice shall have the same authority...
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12-5-10
Section 12-5-10 Powers and duties of Administrative Director of Courts generally. In addition to any other duties and responsibilities that may be assigned to the Administrative Director of Courts by the Chief Justice, he shall have the following duties and authority with respect to all courts, subject to the direction of the Chief Justice: (1) To require the filing of reports, the collection and compilation of statistical data and other information on the judicial and financial operation of the courts and on the operation of other offices directly related to and serving the courts; (2) To determine the state of the dockets and evaluate the practices and procedures of the courts and make recommendations concerning the number of judges and other personnel required for the efficient administration of justice; (3) To prescribe uniform administrative and business methods, systems, forms and records to be used in the offices of the clerks and registers of courts; (4) To prepare and submit...
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41-4-323
Section 41-4-323 Purpose; employees; compensation and benefits; payment of expenses; implementation; additional duties of director. (a) The Office of Indigent Defense Services is established to carry out the administrative duties relating to the provision of indigent defense services. The director shall use existing employees of the Department of Finance and its existing offices, as assigned by the Director of Finance. The director's salary shall not exceed the state salary paid to a district attorney and be paid at the same time and in the same manner that salaries of other state employees are paid. The Director of the Office of Indigent Defense Services shall be entitled to annual and sick leave, insurance, retirement, and other state employee benefits, including cost-of-living raises authorized by the Legislature for state employees. (b) The director may enter into contracts, and accept funds, grants, and charitable donations from any public or private source to pay expenses...
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12-8-5
Section 12-8-5 Chairman; meetings; officials and employees. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be the chairman of the conference. The conference shall meet at least annually but shall meet at such other times as, in the opinion of the Chief Justice, such meetings are needed, upon the call of the Chief Justice. The Chief Justice shall have the right, if he deems it advisable, to appoint and dismiss a secretary and other officials and employees, including consultants and consulting agencies, without regard to the provisions of the merit system, for the Judicial Conference, who shall perform such other duties as directed by the Chief Justice with the Supreme Court, the Permanent Study Commission on Alabama's Judicial System and the Department of Court Management and who shall be paid, in full or in part, such compensation or salaries as the chief justice may direct, from any funds appropriated to the Supreme Court, the Permanent Study Commission on Alabama's Judicial System, the...
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12-8-4
Section 12-8-4 Reimbursement of expenses of members; payment of printing, postage, etc., of conference. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to reimbursement of traveling expenses of public officers and employees, the Chief Justice, justices, judges, lawyer members, officials and employees attending meetings or traveling on official business of the conference or of the Permanent Study Commission on Alabama's Judicial System, at the direction of the Chief Justice, within or outside of the state, may be reimbursed their actual and necessary expenses, including travel, lodging, food and other expenses, including registration fees and membership fees. Such expenses hereby authorized shall be paid, in full or in part, from any funds in the State Treasury appropriated to the Permanent Study Commission on Alabama's Judicial System, the Judicial Conference, the Supreme Court of Alabama, circuit judges' travel, supernumerary circuit judges' travel and/or to grant funds, as...
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