12-9A-7
Section 12-9A-7 Temporary assignment of circuit or district judge to another circuit. (a) The
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama, by order, shall assign a circuit or district
judge from a judicial circuit to serve within another judicial circuit for a reasonable period
of time to address court congestion, court delay, civil and criminal backlog of cases, or
for any other reason necessary for the prompt and thorough administration of justice. (b)
When considering the amount of time a judge may be assigned from his or her home circuit to
another circuit, the Chief Justice shall take into consideration all relevant circumstances
regarding the judicial needs of the circuits involved. (c) A judge assigned to serve another
circuit under subsection (a) shall be reimbursed for any necessary and reasonable expenses
of travel and the same maintenance expense allowances from the State Treasury that the judge
would be entitled to receive when attending court or transacting other...
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12-17-24.1
Section 12-17-24.1 Family court divisions; implementation plan. (a) Except as provided in subsection
(c), the presiding circuit judge of any judicial circuit may establish by means of a written
order, a family court division or divisions of the judicial circuit. The presiding circuit
judge shall assign one or more of the existing circuit or district judges to preside in the
family court division. The circuit or district court judges assigned to the family court division
shall handle all cases and proceedings involving domestic relations, divorces, annulments
of marriage, legal separations, custody and support of children, granting and enforcement
of alimony, proceedings under any uniform interstate support or custody act, and all other
domestic and marital matters over which the circuit courts have jurisdiction, including non-support
cases arising in the circuit court under Chapter 3 and Chapter 4, Title 30, as well as other
matters within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. In the...
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45-45-81.70
Section 45-45-81.70 Establishment; administration; coordination. (a) The presiding circuit
judge of the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit may establish, by means of a written order, a family
court division or divisions of the judicial circuit. The presiding circuit judge shall assign
one or more of the existing circuit or district judges to preside in the family court division.
The circuit or district court judges assigned to the family court division shall handle all
cases and proceedings involving domestic relations, divorces, annulments of marriage, legal
separations, custody and support of children, granting and enforcement of alimony, proceedings
under any uniform interstate support or custody act, and all other domestic and marital matters
over which the circuit courts have jurisdiction, including nonsupport cases arising in the
circuit court under Chapter 3 and Chapter 4, Title 30, as well as other matters within the
jurisdiction of the juvenile court. In the event a district judge...
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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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12-1-14.2
Section 12-1-14.2 Senior judge status. (a) Any circuit court judge or district court judge
who has served for 10 or more years in any combination of service as a judge of the circuit
court or district court in this state and who retires pursuant to Chapter 18 of this title,
may be appointed as a senior judge. A circuit court judge or district court judge who retires
because of a disability may not be appointed as a senior judge. (b) Any eligible retired judge
may apply to the Chief Justice for appointment as a senior judge and the Chief Justice shall
appoint each qualified applicant as a senior judge. (c) A senior judge may be called upon
to serve as a justice or judge in any court of this state pursuant to a written request for
assistance from the presiding judge of the requesting court made to the Chief Justice. A request
for assistance may be made in any of the following situations: (1) When a judge of the requesting
court is disqualified for any cause from presiding in a matter...
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12-23A-4
Section 12-23A-4 Establishment of drug court; participation; incentives and sanctions; components;
drug court team and advisory committee; coordinator. (a)(1) The presiding judge of each judicial
circuit, with the consent of the district attorney of that judicial circuit, may establish
a drug court or courts, under which drug offenders shall be processed, to appropriately address
the identified substance abuse problem of the drug offender as a condition of pretrial release,
pretrial diversion, probation, jail, prison, parole, community corrections, or other release
or diversion from a correctional facility. The structure, method, and operation of each drug
court may differ and should be based upon the specific needs of and resources available to
the judicial district or circuit where the drug court is located, but shall be created and
operate pursuant to this chapter and in compliance with rules promulgated by the Alabama Supreme
Court. (2) Nothing in this chapter shall affect the...
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12-8-1
Section 12-8-1 Creation; composition; designation of members. A Judicial Conference for the
State of Alabama is hereby created, which shall consist of: The Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of Alabama and two associate justices of such court, designated by the Chief Justice;
a member of the Court of Criminal Appeals, designated by the presiding judge of that court;
a member of the Court of Civil Appeals, designated by the presiding judge of that court; three
circuit judges of the state, designated by the president of the association of circuit judges;
three lawyers, who are members in good standing of the Alabama State Bar, designated by the
president of the Alabama State Bar; one probate judge, designated by the president of the
association of probate judges; and, subsequent to establishment of the district courts of
Alabama, two district court judges, designated by the president of the association of district
judges, and two municipal court judges, designated by the president of the...
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12-17-216
Section 12-17-216 Oath of office; powers and duties. Supernumerary district attorneys shall
take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution for judicial officers and shall have
and exercise all the duties, power and authority of district attorneys of the judicial circuits
or circuit courts and shall, upon request of the Governor, the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court or the Attorney General, conduct investigations, attend any regular, adjourned or special
session of any circuit court in any of the judicial circuits of Alabama for the investigation
of or the prosecution of any criminal case or the prosecution or defense of any case in which
the state is interested. The Governor, any member of the Supreme Court or courts of appeals
or the Attorney General may request a supernumerary district attorney to perform duties as
those prescribed for assistant attorneys general, either in their respective offices or at
such other places within or without the state as such officials may...
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12-9A-1
Section 12-9A-1 Creation and composition; duties. (a) A permanent study commission on the judicial
resources in Alabama is hereby created and shall be known as the Judicial Resources Allocation
Commission. The commission shall be composed of the following members: (1) The Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of Alabama, who shall serve as chair. (2) The legal advisor to the Governor
of Alabama. (3) The Alabama Attorney General. (4) Three incumbent circuit judges appointed
by the President of the Circuit Judges Association, one of whom shall be from the most populous
circuit. One member shall be appointed for three years, one member shall be appointed for
four years, and one member shall be appointed for five years. All appointments to fill vacancies
shall be for the duration of the unexpired term and subsequent appointments shall be for five-year
terms. Any member so appointed shall serve only so long as the member remains an incumbent
circuit judge. (5) Three incumbent district judges...
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12-18-5
Section 12-18-5 Applicability of article to justices and judges; contributions to retirement
fund; granting of credit for military service. (a) Every justice of the Supreme Court, judge
of the Court of Civil Appeals, judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, and judge of the circuit
court of the state holding office on September 18, 1973, shall have the right of election
to come under this article. Each justice or judge holding office on September 18, 1973, shall
have the right, within three years from September 18, 1973, to file with the clerk of the
Supreme Court of Alabama, an instrument in writing electing to come under this article. Each
justice or judge of such courts elected or appointed to office after September 18, 1973, shall
come under this article as a matter of law. After September 18, 1973, each justice and each
judge who has elected to come under this article as provided by this section or who comes
under this article by operation of law shall contribute to the Judicial...
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