Title 12 — Title 12

Juvenile Probation Officers. (a) Beginning October 1, 1998, the Administrative Director of Courts shall promote the delivery of juvenile probation services for youths alleged or adjudged to be delinquent or in need of supervision, establish and promulgate reasonable minimum stand…

There is created in the State Treasury a fund to be designated as the Juvenile Probation Services Fund. All funds now or hereafter deposited to the credit of the Juvenile Probation Services Fund shall be expended for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter whi…

Personnel. (a) On October 1, 1998, all duties currently assigned to the Department of Youth Services relating to the establishment of minimum standards and the certification of juvenile probation officers, providing continuing education for juvenile probation officers, and alloca…

Subsidies. (a) On the effective date of this chapter, any juvenile probation officer serving the juvenile court and any clerical employee or professional staff member who supports the juvenile probation officers shall become the base group of employees to be transitioned to be em…

In counties having a population of 99,000 or less according to the 1990 federal decennial census, after the state assumes responsibility for salaries and benefits of juvenile probation officers and staff of juvenile probation services, financial support from those counties for th…

On or after October 1, 1999, the allocation of positions or salary subsidies in juvenile probation services shall be as follows: (1) In counties having a population of more than 99,000 according to the 1990 federal decennial census, the Administrative Office of Courts shall provi…

Appointment and Dismissal; Director of Probation Services; Certain Employees Subject to Merit System Procedures. On or after October 1, 1999, each of the following shall occur: (1) In each county having a population of 99,000 or less according to the 1990 federal decennial census…

Creditable Service; Formal Leave Accounting System; Inclusion in Health Insurance Plan. (a) Class specifications and rates of compensation for employees covered by this chapter, juvenile probation officers, juvenile probation professional staff, and clerical staff, hereafter call…

Judges. Members of the Judicial Inquiry Commission who are not judges, while engaged in the performance of their duties outside the counties of their residence or in attending meetings of the commission, shall be paid per diem compensation in an amount equal to one half of one pe…

(a) The Judicial Inquiry Commission may employ an assistant executive director. The commission shall set the salary of the assistant executive director, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and be in the unclassified service of the state. (b) The employment of an ass…

Members of the Court of the Judiciary shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as such members; provided, that such expenses must be approved by the chief judge of the court and filed with the Comptroller of the State of Al…

The chief judge of the Court of the Judiciary is authorized to employ a court reporter, as needed, who shall assist the court by performing those duties assigned to him by the chief judge. The court reporter shall be compensated at a rate established by the chief judge and paid i…

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 pres…

The Chief Justice and the associate justices of the Supreme Court and the judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Court of Civil Appeals shall serve as members of such conference until their designations are changed. The first circuit judges and lawyers shall be appointed…

Vacancies in the membership of the conference shall be filled for the remainder of any term in the same manner as the original appointment was made. History: (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 74, p. 1949, §3; Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 118, p. 4343.)

Postage, Etc., of Conference. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to reimbursement of traveling expenses of public officers and employees, the Chief Justice, justices, judges, lawyer members, officials and employees attending meetings or traveling on official …

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be the chairman of the conference. The conference shall meet at least annually but shall meet at such other times as, in the opinion of the Chief Justice, such meetings are needed, upon the call of the Chief Justice. The Chief Justice …

It shall be the duty of the Judicial Conference: (1) To make a continuous study of the administration of justice in this state and of the organization, procedure, practice, rules and methods of administration and operation of each and all of the courts of the state; (2) To receiv…

Forfeiture by Court Officials Failing to Furnish Information Requested; Preparation by Chief Justice of Forms to Be Filled Out and Submitted by Court Officials; Statistics, Etc., Compiled by Chief Justice to Be Made Available to Conference. (a) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Co…

Etc.; Application for Grants and Other Assistance for Conference. (a) In connection with any of the duties and work of the Judicial Conference, including the study of the courts of the state, the Chief Justice is authorized and empowered to direct that any funds appropriated for …

A permanent study commission on Alabama’s judicial system is hereby created. This commission shall continuously study the judicial system of the state, the courts of the state, the administration of justice in Alabama, criminal rehabilitation, criminal punishment methods and proc…

Members. (a) Such commission shall be composed of the following members: (1) Six members of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be the chairman of the Judicial Committee and the other five of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House from the Judicial Commit…

The members of the study commission on Alabama’s judicial system are entitled to reimbursement for their actual and necessary expenses, including travel, lodging and meals, while on official business of said commission or attending its meetings, which said expenses may be paid as…

The chairman of the commission shall be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama. The commission shall elect a vice-chairman and a secretary. The executive committee of such commission shall be composed of the chairman and four other members appointed by the chairman of …

Conduct Studies. Such commission shall serve as an agency to apply for and receive any grants or other assistance and to coordinate and conduct studies in connection with any of its purposes and functions and may conduct such studies with or without the assistance of consultants …

The chairman of the commission is authorized to apply for grants and other assistance to any public or private entity and to take any and all necessary steps in connection therewith. History: (Acts 1971, No. 2337, p. 3768, §7.)

Law Institute; Appointment, Etc., of Research Analyst and Other Employees; Employment and Compensation of Consultants and Experts. (a) The Alabama Legislative Reference Service shall provide such assistance to the commission as the commission may request. The Alabama Law Institut…

Said commission shall make reports and recommendations to the Governor, the Supreme Court of Alabama, the Court of Criminal Appeals, the Court of Civil Appeals, the Department of Court Management, the Legislature of Alabama and any other departments, commissions, boards, institut…

In the event funds are appropriated by the Legislature for this commission or any grants or other assistance are received by the commission, then the expenses of the members and all other expenses, including compensation of personnel, secretaries, experts and consultants may be p…

(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 …

(a) Only in the event of a vacancy due to death, retirement, resignation, or removal from office of a district or circuit judge, the Judicial Resources Allocation Commission shall have 30 days to determine whether to reallocate such judgeship to another district or circuit. The c…

Notwithstanding Section 12-9A-2, or any other law to the contrary, a moratorium on the reallocation of judges by the Judicial Resources Allocation Commission for reallocating any vacant judgeships shall be in effect until January 1, 2027. History: (Act 2023-315, §3.)

A district or circuit judge appointed to a reallocated judgeship pursuant to this chapter shall have and exercise all jurisdiction, power, rights, and authority and shall possess all of the qualifications, perform all of the duties, and shall be subject to all of the responsibili…

The annual compensation of the circuit or district judges appointed pursuant to this chapter shall be in accordance with Chapter 10A of this title. History: (Act 2017-42, §4.)

(a) No later than January 1, 2018, the Alabama Supreme Court shall revise the factors considered in the Judicial Weighted Caseload Study to uniformly, fairly, and accurately account for criminal cases by counts brought against a defendant. (b) No judgeship shall be reallocated un…

The Judicial Resources Allocation Commission shall be subject to the Alabama Open Meetings Act and the Alabama Open Records Act. History: (Act 2017-42, §6.)

(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…

(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,…

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 respon…

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 sco…

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. History: (Acts 1…

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. History: (Acts 1975, No. 1205…

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…

(a) In recognition of the disparity in compensation of circuit and district judges caused by varying amounts of local supplements to state salaries and the need for a uniform plan of compensation, the following comprehensive plan is adopted for the compensation of judges. This pl…

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 al…

(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…

(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…

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. History: (Act 99-427, p. 759, §8.)

(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 o…

Judges, and Supreme Court Justices. (a) Pursuant to Section 148 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning on October 1, 2021, judges and justices shall be compensated as follows: (1) The chief justice of the supreme court’s …