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AL Code § 12-9A-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 9A - Judicial Resources Allocation Commission.|Section 12-9A-8 - Assignment of Circuit or District Judges by Presiding Circuit Judge.

Section 12-9A-8Assignment of circuit or district judges by presiding circuit judge. (a) A presiding circuit judge, by order, may assign a circuit or district court judge who is within the circuit to serve within the circuit or within the district courts of the circuit. Before assigning a judge, the presiding circuit judge shall evaluate the needs of the circuit, including the currency, congestion, and backlog of criminal and civil cases.  (b) Assignments of judges by the presiding circuit judge shall be in writing and shall be sent to the assigned judge as soon as practicable. The presiding judge or the judge's designee may notify the assigned judge orally of the assignment. An oral notification of an assignment is sufficient until a written notification can be prepared and delivered to the assigned judge. A copy of each written assignment shall be filed with the Administrative Director of Courts and in the office of the clerk or register of the court to which the assignment is made. (c) Except as otherwise provided by law or rule, the presiding judge may assign judicial secretaries, bailiffs, and court reporters in the judicial system within the circuit to service in the circuit or district court as the service may be required. (d) This section shall not apply in Jefferson County. (e) It is the intent of the Legislature that pursuant to Amendment 328 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 150 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, the Supreme Court of Alabama shall amend Rule 13 of the Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration to conform with the provisions of this section. (Act 2018-567, §§1,2.)
AL Code § 12-10-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 10 - Judicial Compensation Commission.|Section 12-10-1 - Designation and Term of Office of Chairman.

Section 12-10-1Designation and term of office of chairman. The members of the Judicial Compensation Commission created by Constitutional Amendment No. 328 shall, by majority vote, designate a chairman from among their number who shall serve for one year from the date of election or until his successor is designated and assumes his responsibilities. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §12-103.)
AL Code § 12-10-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 10 - Judicial Compensation Commission.|Section 12-10-2 - Powers of Members of Commission as to Witnesses, Etc.

Section 12-10-2Powers of members of commission as to witnesses, etc. Each member of the commission shall have the power to administer oaths, take testimony, subpoena and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of all books, papers, records or documents deemed by the commission to be material or pertinent to any subject within the scope of its studies and investigations. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §12-102.)
AL Code § 12-10-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 10 - Judicial Compensation Commission.|Section 12-10-3 - Reimbursement of Expenses of Members of Commission.

Section 12-10-3Reimbursement of expenses of members of commission. Commission members shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties on the commission; provided, that such expenses shall be approved by the chairman and shall be filed with the Comptroller of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §12-104.)
AL Code § 12-10-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 10 - Judicial Compensation Commission.|Section 12-10-4 - Recommendation to Legislature by Commission of Salary and Expense Allowances to Be Paid Judges Generally.

Section 12-10-4Recommendation to Legislature by commission of salary and expense allowances to be paid judges generally. The Judicial Compensation Commission shall recommend to the Legislature the salary and expense allowances to be paid from the State Treasury for all judges of this state except for municipal and probate judges. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §12-101.)
AL Code § 12-10-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 10 - Judicial Compensation Commission.|Section 12-10-5 - When Recommendations May Be Submitted to Legislature; Recommendations to Become Law Upon Adjournment of Legislative Session to Which Submitted Unless Rejected or Altered by Legislative Act; Recordation and Publication Thereof.

Section 12-10-5When recommendations may be submitted to Legislature; recommendations to become law upon adjournment of legislative session to which submitted unless rejected or altered by legislative act; recordation and publication thereof. (a) The commission may submit recommendations in the form of a report to the Legislature at any time within the first five calendar days of any session. (b) Unless rejected by a joint resolution or altered by act of the Legislature at the session to which the report is submitted, the recommendations of the commission shall become law upon the adjournment of that session of the Legislature. (c) Upon adjournment, the recommendations that have become law shall become effective immediately and shall be recorded and published as other laws. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §12-105.)
AL Code § 12-10A-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 10A - Uniform Judicial Pay Plan.|Section 12-10A-2 - Compensation of Judges - Phase-Out of Local Supplements and Expense Allowances.

Section 12-10A-2Compensation of judges - Phase-out of local supplements and expense allowances. The Legislature, recognizing the need to eliminate the disparities in compensation of circuit and district judges due to county supplements and expense allowances in varying amounts authorized by local acts, shall phase out all local supplements and expense allowances as follows: (1) No Supreme Court Justice, appellate judge, circuit judge, or district judge shall receive a cost-of-living raise during fiscal year 2000-2001, 2001-2002, or 2002-2003, other than as provided in Section 12-10A-1 and Act 90-111, 1990 Regular Session (Acts 1990, p. 132). (2) Any county supplement or expense allowance authorized to be paid to a circuit or district judge in office on any day on or after October 1, 2000, to October 1, 2001, inclusive, shall be diminished by the amount the judge receives from the state for his or her bench experience pursuant to subdivision (2) of Section 12-10A-1. (3) No salary supplement or expense allowance may increase after June 10, 1999. (4) No county supplement or expense allowance shall be provided to any circuit or district judge who is first elected or appointed to office after October 1, 2001. (5) If the implementation of subdivision (2) results in a reduction in salary supplements for a circuit or district judge who receives a supplement from more than one county, such reduction shall be divided proportionally among the affected counties. (Act 99-427, p. 759, §5.)
AL Code § 12-10A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 10A - Uniform Judicial Pay Plan.|Section 12-10A-3 - Applicability to Judicial Retirement Compensation.

Section 12-10A-3Applicability to judicial retirement compensation. (a) Passage of this chapter shall not repeal any law which, on June 10, 1999, provides for the retirement compensation payable from the treasury of any county to a circuit or district judge. Any contribution required by law to be made by a circuit or district judge to be entitled to retirement benefits shall continue at the dollar amount required to be contributed on June 10, 1999, and for any judge elected or appointed on or after June 10, 1999, any benefit paid from the treasury of any county to judges who in the future shall retire shall be fixed at the dollar amount required to be paid on June 10, 1999. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as reducing the benefits payable from the county treasury to judges who have retired or to judges who are in active service on June 10, 1999. (b) Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, any circuit or district judge who is first elected or appointed after October 1, 2001, shall receive retirement benefits only from the Judicial Retirement Fund of Alabama, and shall not receive any retirement benefit from any county. (c) No provision of this chapter shall reduce the amount of retirement benefits from the Judicial Retirement Fund currently authorized for retired justices and judges. (Act 99-427, p. 759, §6.)
AL Code § 12-10A-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 10A - Uniform Judicial Pay Plan.|Section 12-10A-4 - Funding.

Section 12-10A-4Funding. (a) To provide the employer's costs to implement the uniform pay plan adopted by this chapter, there is appropriated to the Unified Judicial System from the State General Fund the following amounts: For fiscal year 2000-2001, nine million five hundred thousand dollars ($9,500,000); for fiscal year 2001-2002, twelve million five hundred thousand dollars ($12,500,000); for fiscal year 2002-2003 and each subsequent fiscal year thereafter, fourteen million one hundred thousand dollars ($14,100,000). (b) There is appropriated from the State Treasury to the Supreme Court of Alabama the amount of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and each fiscal year thereafter, to be used for the furtherance of attorney professionalism and the statewide coordination of pro bono services in civil cases. (Act 99-427, p. 759, §7.)
AL Code § 12-10A-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 10A - Uniform Judicial Pay Plan.|Section 12-10A-5 - Increase in Fees.

Section 12-10A-5Increase in fees.  The increase in fees authorized by this chapter shall not affect an increase in the fees authorized in Section 12-17-224, or any existing cost, fee, fine, or assessment except those specifically set out in this chapter. (Act 99-427, p. 759, §8.)
AL Code § 12-10A-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 10A - Uniform Judicial Pay Plan.|Section 12-10A-6 - Applicability to Other Constitutional Officers.

Section 12-10A-6Applicability to other constitutional officers.  (a) Any district attorney or constitutional officer other than a judge whose compensation is affected by this chapter who receives a local supplement shall have his or her supplement reduced by any increase in his or her state compensation until the supplement is eliminated. No officer appointed or elected after October 1, 2001, shall receive a county supplement or expense allowance in addition to his or her state salary and no salary supplement or expense allowance may increase after June 10, 1999. (b) The phrase "circuit judges" as used in Section 12-17-182, shall refer to circuit judges who, due to bench experience, are receiving the maximum amount of state compensation. (Act 99-427, p. 759, §§9, 10.)
AL Code § 12-10B-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 10B - Uniform Judicial Pay Plan of 2021|Section 12-10B-2 - Qualifications of Circuit Judges, District Judges, Appellate Court Judges, and Supreme Court Justices.

Section 12-10B-2Qualifications of circuit judges, district judges, appellate court judges, and supreme court justices. (a) All supreme court justices, judges of the appellate courts, circuit court judges, and district court judges must be licensed attorneys. (b)(1) All supreme court justices, judges of the appellate courts, circuit court judges, and district court judges must complete a minimum of 12 hours of approved continuing legal education annually, one hour of which must be on the subject of ethics. (2) Any justice or judge who fails to complete the requirements of subdivision (1) shall be subject to disciplinary action by the Judicial Inquiry Commission. (c) It is the intent of the Legislature that pursuant to Amendment 328 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 150 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, the Supreme Court of Alabama shall amend its rules to conform with this section. (Act 2021-441, §2.)
AL Code § 12-10B-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 10B - Uniform Judicial Pay Plan of 2021|Section 12-10B-3 - Compensation, Salary Supplement, or Expense Allowance of Certain Elected Officials, State Officers, and State Employees.

Section 12-10B-3Compensation, salary supplement, or expense allowance of certain elected officials, state officers, and state employees. Beginning on October 1, 2021, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, any compensation, salary supplement, or expense allowance under existing law paid by the state, or any political subdivision of the state, to any elected official or state officer or employee, excluding circuit and district judges, district attorneys, and the Attorney General, that is based in whole or in part on the compensation, salary supplement, or expense allowance of another judge or justice shall be based on the salary, salary supplement, or expense allowance of the judge or justice on September 30, 2021. (Act 2021-441, §4.)
AL Code § 12-10B-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 10B - Uniform Judicial Pay Plan of 2021|Section 12-10B-4 - Prior Pay Scales Ratified.

Section 12-10B-4Prior pay scales ratified. Section 12-10B-1 ratifies any pay scales for judges or justices approved prior to October 1, 2021, by the current chief justice of the supreme court or any prior chief justice of the supreme court. (Act 2021-441, §5.)
AL Code § 12-11A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 11A - Private Judge.|Section 12-11A-1 - Definitions.

Section 12-11A-1Definitions. As used in this chapter, private judge means a person who is qualified to act as a judge of a case. (Act 2012-266, p. 514, §1.)
AL Code § 12-11A-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 11A - Private Judge.|Section 12-11A-2 - Qualifications; Requirements.

Section 12-11A-2Qualifications; requirements. (a) Persons who may act as private judges shall: (1) Have been, but are not actively serving as, a judge of a district, circuit, or probate court and have served in the capacity of judge for at least six consecutive years. (2) Be admitted to the practice of law in Alabama. (3) Be an active member in good standing of the Alabama State Bar Association. (4) Be a resident of Alabama. (b) A person may act as a judge of a case under this chapter only if all of the following occur: (1) All parties to the action file a written petition with the circuit clerk of the court in which the action is pending requesting a private judge and naming the person whom the parties wish to have as private judge. The petition shall be accompanied by a form signed by the private judge selected consenting to the appointment. (2) The case is one over which the court in which the former judge served would have had subject matter and monetary jurisdiction. (3) The case is assigned a CV or DR case number by the Alabama Administrative Office of Courts. (Act 2012-266, p. 514, §2; Act 2018-384, §1.)
AL Code § 12-11A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 11A - Private Judge.|Section 12-11A-3 - Registration; Petition for Appointment.

Section 12-11A-3Registration; petition for appointment. (a) A former judge qualified under this chapter who wishes to serve as a private judge must register with the Director of the Alabama Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution. The director shall verify that the former judge is qualified to serve as a private judge and shall compile and periodically update a list of registered private judges. The list of registered private judges shall be made available by the center to the public and to all actively serving judges in the state. The center may charge private judges an annual registration fee. (b) If the parties to an action wish to have the action heard before a private judge, all parties shall submit to the circuit clerk of the court in which the action is pending a written petition for the appointment of a private judge and consent to appointment from the private judge selected as described in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of Section 12-11A-2. (c) The clerk shall forward the petition to the presiding judge of the circuit in which the proceedings are pending who shall verify that the former judge is registered under this section and shall enter an order granting the petition and appointing the private judge selected by the parties. (d) The petition for an appointment of a private judge in a proceeding may be filed contemporaneously with the filing of the action or any time after the action has been filed, but before the beginning of a trial. (Act 2012-266, p. 514, §3.)
AL Code § 12-11A-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 11A - Private Judge.|Section 12-11A-4 - Trial Without Jury; Powers of Private Judge; Immunity; Procedures.

Section 12-11A-4Trial 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 public in the same manner as circuit court records. (e) The Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply for all actions brought before a private judge. The private judge shall maintain jurisdiction over all matters brought before him or her to the same extent as matters before a trial court, including all post-trial proceedings and subsequent proceedings between the same parties arising from the same case. An appeal from an action or a judgment of a private judge may be taken in the same manner as an appeal from the circuit court of the county where the case is filed. (Act 2012-266, p. 514, §4; Act 2018-384, §1.)
AL Code § 12-11A-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 11A - Private Judge.|Section 12-11A-5 - Filing Fee.

Section 12-11A-5Filing fee. A filing fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be required with every petition to appoint a private judge. This one hundred dollar ($100) fee shall be distributed in equal parts to the Administrative Office of Courts and to the office of the clerk of the county in which the case being heard by the private judge is pending. Otherwise, costs in an action brought before a private judge shall be taxed and distributed in the same manner as costs in the circuit court of the county in which the case is filed. (Act 2012-266, p. 514, §5.)
AL Code § 12-11A-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 11A - Private Judge.|Section 12-11A-6 - Services Provided by Circuit Court Clerk and Sheriff.

Section 12-11A-6Services provided by circuit court clerk and sheriff. (a) The clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the case is filed shall provide the same case management services as with any other case filed in the circuit clerk's office. The private judge hearing a case under this chapter shall have access to all pleadings, docket entries, and other filings as would a judge hearing the case. (b) The sheriff of the county in which the case is filed shall provide such services related to service of process as for any other case filed in the county. (Act 2012-266, p. 514, §6.)
AL Code § 12-11A-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 11A - Private Judge.|Section 12-11A-7 - Time and Place of Hearing; Notice.

Section 12-11A-7Time and place of hearing; notice. (a) A case heard by a private judge may be heard: (1) At any time. (2) At any place in Alabama. (b) A private judge under this chapter shall provide to the clerk of the court in which the case was filed the dates, times, and places of any proceeding that could result in a judgment. The notice shall be provided to the clerk and entered in the clerk's records at least three days before the proceeding is conducted. (Act 2012-266, p. 514, §7.)
AL Code § 12-11A-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 11A - Private Judge.|Section 12-11A-8 - Compensation.

Section 12-11A-8Compensation. Notwithstanding the Rules of Civil Procedure, a private judge may receive compensation for hearing a case in an amount and subject to the terms and conditions agreed to by the private judge and the parties to the case. A contract for the services of a private judge must provide for the payment of the judge's compensation by the parties, the compensation of all personnel, and the costs of all facilities and materials that are used in relation to the case and not otherwise covered. (Act 2012-266, p. 514, §8.)
AL Code § 12-23-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 23 - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Court Referral and Treatment Program.|Section 12-23-1 - Short Title.

Section 12-23-1Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "Mandatory Treatment Act of 1990." (Acts 1990, No. 90-390, p. 537, §1.)
AL Code § 12-23-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 12 - Courts.|Chapter 23 - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Court Referral and Treatment Program.|Section 12-23-2 - Legislative Findings and Intent.

Section 12-23-2Legislative findings and intent. The Legislature finds that the high incidence of crimes which directly involve alcohol and drugs in this state is intolerable; that the problems of alcohol and drug abuse among the citizens of Alabama are extensive and exist at an unacceptable level; that alcohol and/or drug abuse or dependency have been identified as contributing factors in the commission of many crimes; that a concentrated and coordinated state and local effort is needed to address the needs of Alabamians regarding such problems; that a specialized system for screening, evaluating, educating, and rehabilitating defendants convicted of alcohol and drug related offenses is required to address such problems; and that adequate funding should be provided for this purpose. It is therefore the intent of the Legislature: To establish a specialized court referral officer program to promote the evaluation, education and rehabilitation of persons whose use or dependency on alcohol or drugs directly or indirectly contributed to the commission of an offense for which they were convicted in state or municipal courts and to establish mandatory alcohol and drug abuse treatment programs to provide treatment and rehabilitation for these identified offenders. (Acts 1990, No. 90-390, p. 537, §2.)