§ 16-13-1201. Composition

The Fourth Judicial District shall be composed of the counties of Madison and Washington.

§ 16-13-1202. Terms of court

The terms of court in each county in the Fourth Judicial District shall commence on the dates set forth below: (1) Washington County: On January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1; and (2) Madison County: On the first Mondays in March and September.

§ 16-13-1203. Judges and chancellors

(a) The qualified electors of the Fourth Judicial District shall elect: (1) Two (2) circuit judges; (2) Two (2) chancellors; and (3) One (1) circuit-chancery judge. (b) (1) Each judge of the judgeship created by subdivision (a)(3) of this section shall be the judge of the juvenile division of chancery court. The judge shall serve […]

§ 16-13-1204. Secretary-court reporter-case coordinator

(a) The chancellors, circuit judges, and circuit-chancery judges of the Fourth Judicial District may each employ one (1) secretary-court reporter-case coordinator to perform such duties as may be assigned by the respective judges. (b) The secretaries authorized by this section shall be appointed by the respective judges, shall be sworn officers of the court, and […]

§ 16-13-1205. Additional judgeship

(a) Effective January 1, 1999, there is hereby created in the Fourth Judicial District an additional circuit-chancery judgeship, which shall have jurisdiction in law, equity, and probate. (b) The qualified electors of the Fourth Judicial District shall elect the additional circuit-chancery judge created in subsection (a) of this section at the November 1998 general election […]

§ 16-13-1206. Additional judge — Facilities

The counties which comprise the Fourth Judicial District shall provide the courtroom and office facilities and supplies for the judge of the circuit-chancery judgeship created by § 16-13-1205(a), which shall be paid out of the county treasuries in the same manner as other demands against the counties, out of funds appropriated by the respective quorum […]

§ 16-13-1207. Additional judge — Staff

There shall be provided for the judge of the circuit-chancery judgeship created by § 16-13-1205(a) a court reporter and a trial court administrative assistant whose salaries shall be fixed and paid in the manner provided by law for court reporters and trial court administrative assistants of the circuit-chancery courts of this state.

§ 16-13-1208. Additional judgeship

(a) There is created in the Fourth Judicial District an additional circuit judgeship. (b) The qualified electors of the district shall elect the additional circuit judge created by subsection (a) of this section at the 2010 general election for nonpartisan judicial offices held on the same dates and at the same times and places as […]