HB482 Alabama 2015 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2015
Title
Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Coffee and Pike Counties, circuit judges, residency requirement of vacancy in office, Sec. 12-17-20 am'd.
Description
Under existing law, there are three circuit judgeships in the twelfth judicial circuit which is comprised of Pike and Coffee Counties
This bill would require the judge occupying judgeship No. 1 to be a resident of Pike County, and the judges occupying judgeships No. 2 and No
to be residents of Coffee County. This bill would also require any person qualifying as a candidate for a circuit judgeship to have been a resident of the county for the judgeship for at least one year prior to qualifying as a candidate
To amend Section 12-17-20 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to circuit judges; to provide for the residency of circuit judges in the twelfth judicial circuit.
Subjects
Judicial Circuits
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 14, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB482 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |