Judges Dubina, Carnes and Barkett did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case. The legislature, with the advice of the Alabama Supreme Court, has the authority to change the number and boundaries of the circuits. Ala. Const. amend.
Venue is defined in terms of counties.
Each county has a courthouse, see id. Similarly, circuit judges are required to have resided in their circuits for at least 12 months prior to their election or appointment to office and must continue to reside in the circuit while in office. The majority of ADC endorsements have gone to white candidates. The record does not indicate whether Justice Adams had opposition in the 1982 general election. We assume that, having won the primary runoff, he ran unopposed.