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Section 12-17-264 – Prior Service Credit.

Section 12-17-264 Prior service credit. Prior service credit may be obtained by any former magistrate who is entitled to take advantage of this article for years served in his individual capacity as magistrate or judge of any inferior court, municipal judges excluded, by contributing an amount equal to six percent of his then salary for […]

Section 12-17-330 – Appointment; Rehearing; Ratification of Findings and Recommendations.

Section 12-17-330 Appointment; rehearing; ratification of findings and recommendations. (a) The Administrative Director of Courts may authorize one or more referee positions in any judicial circuit on either a full-time or a part-time basis upon submission of a written request by the presiding circuit court judge and upon consideration of funding and the number of […]

Section 12-17-265 – Benefit to Surviving Spouse of Supernumerary Magistrate.

Section 12-17-265 Benefit to surviving spouse of supernumerary magistrate. In the event of the death of any supernumerary magistrate in whose favor a monthly retirement allowance is accruing, his spouse shall be entitled to a monthly allowance equal to 50 per centum of the retirement allowance the supernumerary magistrate was receiving when he died, as […]

Section 12-17-340 – Judicial Secretaries.

Section 12-17-340 Judicial secretaries. (a) Classified positions of secretaries existing under local government merit systems. Classified positions of secretaries existing under local government merit systems in those circuits having 15 or more circuit judges, serving the courts on October 10, 1975, shall be subject to the provisions of the State Merit System and all other […]

Section 12-17-270 – Appointment; Qualifications; Term of Office; Removal.

Section 12-17-270 Appointment; qualifications; term of office; removal. Each of the judges of the circuit courts of this state shall appoint a competent person to perform the duties of official court reporter of the courts in the circuit over which said judge presides. No two or more judges shall appoint the same court reporter. The […]

Section 12-17-341 – Secretaries for Clerks.

Section 12-17-341 Secretaries for clerks. (a) Positions authorized and existing on June 1, 1975. Each circuit clerk who is authorized the position of confidential or private secretary as of June 1, 1975, shall be entitled to keep such position. Such confidential secretary shall be appointed and serve at the pleasure of the circuit clerk, shall […]

Section 12-17-271 – Existing Positions Continued; Authorization of Additional Positions by Administrative Director of Courts.

Section 12-17-271 Existing positions continued; authorization of additional positions by Administrative Director of Courts. Positions for court reporters existing on October 10, 1975, shall continue as provided by law. Additional positions for court reporters in the circuit and district court may be authorized by the Administrative Director of Courts upon recommendation of presiding circuit judges. […]

Section 12-17-272 – Special Roving Reporters.

Section 12-17-272 Special roving reporters. Special roving reporters may be appointed and serve at the pleasure of the Administrative Director of Courts on either a part-time or full-time basis and shall perform duties at places and in such manner as prescribed by the Administrative Director of Courts. The rate of compensation of such special roving […]

Section 12-17-273 – Oath.

Section 12-17-273 Oath. Before any official court reporter, special reporter or roving reporter shall enter upon the duties of his office, he must subscribe to an oath to support the constitution and laws of the State of Alabama and to faithfully perform all the duties of such office. (Acts 1919, No. 302, p. 268; Code […]

Section 12-17-274 – Compensation; Cost-of-Living and Merit Increases.

Section 12-17-274 Compensation; cost-of-living and merit increases. (a) An official court reporter shall be paid a salary by the state in an amount as shall be established by law, to be paid as other state employees are paid. (b)(1) In addition to the salary paid by the state, each official court reporter shall be paid […]