12-15-103
Section 12-15-103 Juvenile court judges may be circuit or district court judges; maintenance
of separate juvenile case action summaries; promulgation of rules of procedure for juvenile
courts; powers of judges of juvenile courts as to issuance of writs and processes and as to
equity generally. (a) A circuit or district court judge may be designated as a juvenile court
judge. (b) The juvenile court shall maintain a separate docketing and case filing system.
(c) The Supreme Court of Alabama shall promulgate rules governing procedure in the juvenile
court. (d) The juvenile court shall issue all writs and processes necessary to the exercise
of its jurisdiction and to fulfill the purposes of this chapter. (e) The judge of the juvenile
court shall issue warrants of arrest, pick-up orders, and writs of habeas corpus to have individuals
brought before the juvenile court pursuant to this chapter. (f) The juvenile court shall have
and exercise equity power. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384,...
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37-14-13
Section 37-14-13 Judicial determination of legality, etc., of article - Hearing; entry of judgment;
appeals. At the time and place designated in said order, the judge of said circuit court shall
proceed to hear and determine all questions of law and of fact in said civil action, and he
shall make such order, or orders, as to the proceedings in said civil action as will best
preserve and protect the interests of all parties and to enable him to enter a final judgment
with the least possible delay. The final judgment shall find the facts specially and shall
state separately the judge's conclusions with regard to any and all legal issues raised with
regard to any of the provisions of this article and proposed purchase and sale of distribution
facilities and other transactions and restrictions under this article, together with other
matters raised in the complaint, and shall state the judge's conclusions of law thereon. Any
citizen of the state may appear in such proceedings, either...
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6-6-753
Section 6-6-753 Hearing and determination; contents of judgment. At the time and place designated
in said order, the judge of said circuit court shall proceed to hear and determine all questions
of law and of fact in said case, and he shall make such orders as to the proceedings in said
case and adjournments as will best conserve the interests of all parties and enable him to
enter a judgment with the least possible delay. The judgment shall find the facts specially
and shall state separately the judge's conclusions of law thereon. Any taxpayer or citizen
of the unit may appear in such proceedings either personally or by attorney. (Acts 1935, No.
196, p. 582; Code 1940, T. 7, §172.)...
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12-22-20
Section 12-22-20 Final judgments, orders, or decrees generally. An appeal lies to the circuit
court or Supreme Court from any final decree of the probate court, or from any final judgment,
order or decree of the probate judge; and, in all cases where it may of right be done, the
appellate court shall render such decree, order or judgment as the probate court ought to
have rendered. (Code 1867, §2247; Code 1876, §3957; Code 1886, §3640; Code 1896, §457;
Code 1907, §2855; Code 1923, §6114; Code 1940, T. 7, §775.)...
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12-11A-4
Section 12-11A-4 Trial without jury; powers of private judge; immunity; procedures. (a) A trial
conducted by a private judge shall be conducted without a jury. (b) A person who serves as
a private judge has, for each case the private judge hears, the same powers as the judge of
a circuit court in relation to the following: (1) Court procedure. (2) Deciding the outcome
of the case. (3) Attendance of witnesses. (4) Punishment of contempt. (5) Enforcement of orders.
(6) Administering oaths. (7) Giving all necessary certificates for the authentication of the
records and proceedings. (c) A person appointed as a private judge pursuant to the terms of
this chapter shall have immunity in the same manner and to the same extent as a judge in the
State of Alabama. (d) All proceedings in an action heard by a private judge are of record
and must be: (1) Filed with the clerk of the circuit court in the county of proper venue under
the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. (2) Made available to the...
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12-17-275
Section 12-17-275 Duties. The official court reporter shall attend in person, except as otherwise
herein provided, the sessions of court held in the circuit for which he is appointed, and
in every case, where directed by the judge or requested by a party thereto, he shall take
full stenographic notes of the oral testimony and proceedings, except argument of counsel,
and note the order in which all documentary evidence is introduced, all objections of counsel,
the rulings of the court thereon and exceptions taken or reserved thereto. When directed by
the judge, he shall attend the investigations of the grand jury and there take such notes
of the testimony as directed by the district attorney or foreman. The original stenographic
notes of such court reporter in each case or proceeding officially reported shall be preserved
by him and treated as a part of the records of the respective courts, and upon his retirement
from office, shall be turned over to the clerks of such courts. In cases...
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15-13-8
Section 15-13-8 Limitation on number of applications; appeals to Court of Criminal Appeals;
procedure upon order of Court of Criminal Appeals admitting defendant to bail. (a) When an
application for bail is made to any circuit judge and is refused, no subsequent application
can be made, but the evidence in such case may be preserved for review on application to the
Court of Criminal Appeals. (b) When an order is made by the Court of Criminal Appeals admitting
a defendant to bail, the order must fix the amount of bail required and direct the same to
be taken by the court to whom the primary application was made or by the sheriff of the county
in which the defendant is confined. When such bail is ordered to be taken by a judge, the
sheriff having the custody of the defendant must carry him before such judge for that purpose.
(Code 1852, §§3673-3675; Code 1867, §§4242, 4243; Code 1876, §§4850, 4851; Code 1886,
§§4413, 4414; Code 1896, §§4355, 4356; Code 1907, §§6335, 6336;...
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15-16-20
Section 15-16-20 Duty of judge to institute investigation on sanity of certain confined persons;
proceedings where person found insane. If any person other than a minor in confinement, under
indictment, for want of bail for good behavior, for keeping the peace or appearing as a witness,
in consequence of any summary conviction appears to be insane, the judge of the circuit court
of the county where he is confined must institute a careful investigation, call a respectable
physician and call other credible witnesses; and, if he deems it necessary, he may call a
jury, for which purpose he is empowered to compel attendance of witnesses and jurors. If it
is satisfactorily proved that the person is insane, the judge may discharge him from imprisonment
and order his safe custody and removal to the Alabama state hospitals, where he must remain
until restored to his right mind, and then, if the judge shall have so directed, the superintendent
must inform the judge and sheriff, whereupon the...
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6-5-151
Section 6-5-151 Order of abatement; sale of property. (a) If the existence of the nuisance
is admitted or established in an action as provided in this division, or in a criminal proceeding
in the circuit court, an order of abatement shall be entered as a part of the judgment in
the case, which shall direct the removal from the place of all personal property and contents
used in conducting the nuisance not already released under authority of the court as provided
in Sections 6-5-143, 6-5-145 through 6-5-148, and 6-5-150 and shall direct the sale of such
thereof as belonged to the defendants notified or appearing in the manner provided for the
sale of chattels under execution. (b) Such order shall also require the renewal for one year
of any bond furnished by the owner of the real property as provided in Section 6-5-148 or,
if not so furnished, shall continue for one year any closing order issued at the time of granting
the preliminary injunction or, if no such closing order was then...
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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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