12-18-7
Section 12-18-7 Filing of declaration as to intention to retire by justices of Supreme Court, judges of courts of appeals and judges of circuit courts; endorsement and forwarding thereof by Chief Justice of Supreme Court; oath, powers, duties, etc., of retired justices and judges; forfeiture of right to receive retirement benefits by certain justices or judges upon failure to file declaration of intention to retire. (a) Any justice of the Supreme Court or any judge of one of the courts of appeals or of a circuit court of the state who desires to be retired pursuant to this article shall file a written declaration relative to his intention to elect such retirement with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who, upon finding the existence of the conditions prerequisite to such retirement, shall endorse his findings thereon and forward said declaration to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Judicial Retirement Fund. (b) The retiring justice or judge, upon being retired, shall take the oath...
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12-18-56
Section 12-18-56 Filing of notice of intention to retire with Chief Justice of Supreme Court by district judge; endorsement and forwarding thereof by Chief Justice. Any judge of the state who desires to be retired pursuant to this article shall file a written notice of election to retire with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who, upon finding the existence of the conditions prerequisite to such retirement, shall endorse his findings thereon and forward said declaration to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Judicial Retirement Fund. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §4-121.)...
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12-1-18
Section 12-1-18 Reimbursement of travel expenses of circuit judges, district court judges, municipal judges, court-supportive personnel, etc.; effect of failure to attend educational conference, seminar, etc., when attendance ordered. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to reimbursement of traveling expenses of public officers and employees, all circuit judges, district court judges and court-supportive personnel, including, but not limited to, referees, clerks, registers, official court reporters, special roving court reporters, special court reporters, bailiffs, magistrates of district courts and employees of clerks' offices and registers' offices, shall be entitled to be reimbursed their necessary and reasonable expenses of travel, including, but not limited to, transportation costs, meals, lodging, registration fees, tuition fees and membership fees, whenever traveling on official business from the town or city of their office to other locations, regardless of...
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15-12-23
Section 15-12-23 Appointment and compensation of counsel - Post-conviction proceedings. (a) In proceedings filed in the district or circuit court involving the life and liberty of those charged with or convicted of serious criminal offenses including proceedings for habeas corpus or other post-conviction remedies, the trial or presiding judge or chief justice of the court in which the proceedings may be commenced or pending may appoint counsel through an indigent defense system approved by the office to represent and assist indigent defendants if it appears to the court that the indigent defendant is unable financially or otherwise to obtain the assistance of counsel and desires the assistance of counsel and it further appears that counsel is necessary in the opinion of the judge to assert or protect the right of the indigent defendant. (b) In proceedings filed in the district or circuit court involving the life and liberty of those persons charged or adjudicated for juvenile offenses...
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12-12-10
Section 12-12-10 Supervision of district courts by presiding circuit judges. The presiding judge of each circuit shall have general supervision of the administrative operation of the district courts within the circuit, subject to rules of the Supreme Court and the administrative authority of the Chief Justice. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §4-116.)...
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12-21-225
Section 12-21-225 Testimony for state or defendant by convict. (a) The presiding judge of any circuit court or district court having reason to believe that the testimony of any convict serving a sentence in the penitentiary or to hard labor for the county is necessary in any criminal prosecution for the state and that other evidence cannot be obtained on behalf of the state may order a writ to be issued by the clerk, commanding the Board of Corrections to have the convict before the court on a specified day to give testimony in the particular case for the state. Moreover, upon the sworn petition of the defendant in a criminal prosecution showing that a convict serving sentence in the penitentiary knows facts which would be beneficial to him, the judge may, if he believes the ends of justice will be served thereby, order the issuance of such a writ to secure the appearance of the convict to testify on behalf of the defendant. The writ shall be served on the board at least one week...
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45-45-81.04
Section 45-45-81.04 Court administrator. (a) The office of Court Administrator of the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit of Alabama is redefined as provided in this section. On May 10, 2012, but not less than five days thereafter, the presiding circuit judge of the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit shall nominate for appointment, subject to the approval of a majority vote of the circuit and district judges of the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit, a court administrator, who shall be a confidential employee of this state, subject to laws and rules of the Unified Judicial System of Alabama, and shall be supervised by the presiding circuit judge of the circuit. The court administrator and each confidential employee of the office of court administrator shall be compensated under the Unified Judicial System. The duties and responsibilities of the court administrator include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) The court administrator shall work with the judges of the Twenty-third Judicial...
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12-25-3
Section 12-25-3 Membership. (a) The commission shall consist of the following voting members: (1) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or at his or her designation, a sitting or retired judge, who shall serve as chair, or at his or her designation another member of the commission shall serve as chair. (2) The Governor, or his or her designee. (3) The Attorney General, or his or her designee. (4) Three district attorneys appointed by the President of the Alabama District Attorneys' Association. (5) Two circuit judges, active or retired, appointed by the President of the Alabama Association of Circuit Court Judges. (6) A district judge, active or retired, appointed by the President of the Alabama Association of District Court Judges. (7) Two victims of a violent felony or persons whose immediate family member was a victim of a violent felony, appointed by the Governor. (8) The Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, or his or her designee who is a member of the House Judiciary...
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12-18-131
Section 12-18-131 Eligibility to retire regardless of age. Notwithstanding Section 12-18-40 or 12-18-55, any justice of the Supreme Court, any judge of the Court of Civil Appeals, any judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, any circuit judge, or any district judge who has served for not less than 25 years on any one or more of such courts or has 25 years of creditable service in the Judicial Retirement System shall be eligible to retire under this chapter regardless of age. (Act 98-295, p. 481, §2.)...
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45-23-81.42
Section 45-23-81.42 Disposition of funds; management of library; personnel. (a) The Dale County Law Library Fund shall be expended by the presiding Judge of the Circuit Court of Dale County for maintaining the library and to provide for court security and more effective administration of justice. The judge shall draw warrants on the county for the expenditures by him or her, indicating on the warrants the fund against which the warrants are drawn. The fund shall be used to purchase books and periodicals, and to pay the salaries of personnel as may, in the opinion of the judge, be advisable, and the funds may be expended for the maintenance of the library, to provide court security, and to provide for the more effective administration of justice, including, but not limited to, registration fees and other actual expenses incurred in attending seminars, institutes, conferences, and other meetings in conjunction with continuing legal and judicial education, membership fees or dues in legal...
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