Article VI — Judicial Department
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Ala. Const. art. VI, § 139 Judicial power
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by this Constitution, the judicial power of the state shall be vested exclusively in a unified judicial system which shall consist of a supreme court, a court of criminal appeals, a court of civil appeals, a trial court of general jurisdiction kno…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 140 The supreme court
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(a) The supreme court shall be the highest court of the state and shall consist of one chief justice and such number of associate justices as may be prescribed by law. (b) The supreme court shall have original jurisdiction (1) of cases and controversies as provided by this Consti…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 141 Courts of appeals
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(a) The court of criminal appeals shall consist of such number of judges as may be provided by law and shall exercise appellate jurisdiction under such terms and conditions as shall be provided by law and by rules of the supreme court. (b) The court of civil appeals shall consist…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 142 Circuit court
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(a) The state shall be divided into judicial circuits. For each circuit, there shall be one circuit court having such divisions and consisting of such number of judges as shall be provided by law. (b) The circuit court shall exercise general jurisdiction in all cases except as ma…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 143 District court
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The district court shall be a court of limited jurisdiction and shall exercise uniform original jurisdiction in such cases, and within such geographical boundaries, as shall be prescribed by law, provided that the district court shall hold court in each county seat and at such ot…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 144 Probate court
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There shall be a probate court in each county that shall have general jurisdiction of adoptions and the power to grant letters testamentary, and of administration, and of guardianships, and shall have such further jurisdiction as may be provided by law, provided, that whenever th…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 145 Municipal courts
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All municipal courts shall have uniform original jurisdiction limited to cases arising under municipal ordinances as prescribed by law. Judges of municipal courts shall be licensed to practice law in the state and have such other qualifications as the legislature may prescribe. A…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 146 Qualifications of judges
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Judges of the supreme court, courts of appeals, circuit court and district court shall be licensed to practice law in this state and have such other qualifications as the legislature may prescribe. Judges of the probate court shall have such qualifications as may be provided by l…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 147 Prohibited activities
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(a) No judge of any court of this state shall, during his continuance in office, engage in the practice of law or receive any remuneration for his judicial service except the salary and allowances authorized by law. (b) No judge, except a judge of a probate court, shall seek or a…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 148 Judicial compensation
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(a) A state judicial compensation commission is hereby created which shall recommend the salary and expense allowances to be paid from the state treasury for all the judges of this state except for judges of the probate court. The commission shall consist of five members; one sha…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 149 Administration
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The chief justice of the supreme court shall be the administrative head of the judicial system. He shall appoint an administrative director of courts and other needed personnel to assist him with his administrative tasks. The chief justice may assign appellate justices and judges…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 150 Power to make rules
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The supreme court shall make and promulgate rules governing the administration of all courts and rules governing practice and procedure in all courts; provided, however, that such rules shall not abridge, enlarge or modify the substantive right of any party nor affect the jurisdi…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 151 Number of circuit and district judges
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(a) The supreme court shall establish criteria for determining the number and boundaries of judicial circuits and districts, and the number of judges needed in each circuit and district. If the supreme court finds that a need exists for increasing or decreasing the number of circ…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 152 Election of judges
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All judges shall be elected by vote of the electors within the territorial jurisdiction of their respective courts.
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 153 Vacancies in judicial office
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The office of a judge shall be vacant if he dies, resigns, retires, or is removed. Vacancies in any judicial office shall be filled by appointment by the governor; however, except for the provisions for the initial term of a judge appointed to fill a vacancy as provided herein, v…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 154 Section 154
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{{AlabamaConstitutionSection |Text= Sec. 154. Tenure of office. (a) The term of office of each judge of a court of the judicial system of this state shall be six years. (b) A law reducing the number of judges of the supreme court or of a court of appeals shall be without prejudic…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 155 Retirement
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The legislature shall provide by law for the retirement of judges, including supernumerary judges, with such conditions, retirement benefits, and pensions for them and their dependents as it may prescribe. No person shall be elected or appointed to a judicial office after reachin…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 156 Judicial Inquiry Commission
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(a) A Judicial Inquiry Commission is created consisting of nine members. The Supreme Court shall appoint one appellate judge who shall not be a Justice on the Supreme Court; the Circuit Judges’ Association shall appoint two judges of the circuit court; the Governor shall appoint …
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 157 Court of the Judiciary
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(a) The Court of the Judiciary is created consisting of one judge of an appellate court, other than the Supreme Court, who shall be selected by the Supreme Court and shall serve as Chief Judge of the Court of the Judiciary; two judges of the circuit court, who shall be selected b…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 158 Impeachment provisions in Article VII, Section 173 to apply to Supreme Court Justices and appellate judges
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In addition to the authority conferred on the Court of the Judiciary in Section 6.18 [§ 157], the provisions for impeachment in Article VII, Section 173, shall also apply to Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Courts of Appeals. No proceeding for impeachment under Art…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 159 Disqualification
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A judge shall be disqualified from acting as a judge, without loss of salary, while there is pending (1) an indictment or an information charging him in the United States with a crime punishable as a felony under a state or federal law, or (2) a complaint against him filed by the…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 160 District attorneys, clerks, court revenue
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(a) A district attorney for each judicial circuit shall be elected by the qualified electors of those counties in such circuit. Such district attorney shall be licensed to practice law in this state and shall, at the time of his election and during his continuance in office, resi…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 161 Continuation of courts, district attorneys, clerks
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(a) All courts not herein authorized which are in existence at the time this article becomes effective shall retain their powers for four years, unless sooner terminated by act of the legislature. (b) All judges of the supreme court, court of criminal appeals, court of civil appe…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 162 Designation of Circuit Solicitor as District Attorney
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The solicitor or prosecuting officer who prosecutes criminal cases for the state in each judicial circuit of Alabama as provided for in article 6, section 167 of this Constitution shall hereafter be designated and known as the district attorney. Wherever the words circuit solicit…
Ala. Const. art. VI, § 163 Reserved
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Ala. Const. art. VI, § 164 Reserved
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Ala. Const. art. VI, § 165 Reserved
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Ala. Const. art. VI, § 166 Reserved
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Ala. Const. art. VI, § 167 Reserved
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Ala. Const. art. VI, § 168 Reserved
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Ala. Const. art. VI, § 169 Reserved
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Ala. Const. art. VI, § 170 Reserved
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Ala. Const. art. VI, § 171 Reserved
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Ala. Const. art. VI, § 172 Reserved
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Ala. Const. art. VI, § 151.01 Retirement — District attorneys and circuit clerks
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The Legislature is authorized to provide a retirement program for district attorneys and circuit clerks of the state who are first elected or appointed on or after November 8, 2016.