Section 34-3-40 Established; composition; terms of office. (a) The governing body of Alabama State Bar shall be the Board of Commissioners composed of at least one member from each judicial circuit; provided that, for this purpose, that part of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, known as the “Bessemer Cut-off” electoral district, for electing its circuit judge […]
Section 34-3-41 Election of members; selection of at-large members. (a) The members of the Board of Commissioners for each judicial circuit shall be elected by the members of the State Bar who maintain their principal office in such circuit; provided, however, that for the Tenth Circuit, each commissioner shall be elected by the lawyers who […]
Section 34-3-42 Nominations. Nomination to the office of commissioner shall be by written petition of any five or more members of the bar in good standing who maintain their principal office in the circuit where such nominee maintains his or her principal office. Any number of candidates may be nominated on a single petition. Such […]
Section 34-3-43 Powers generally. (a) The Board of Commissioners shall have power: (1) To determine, by rules, the qualifications and requirements for admission to the practice of law; (2) To conduct through a Board of Examiners the examination of applicants; and such Board of Examiners shall certify to the Supreme Court the names of the […]
Section 34-3-44 Disbursements; compensation. For the purpose of carrying out the objectives of this chapter and for the exercise of the powers herein granted, the board shall have power to direct the disbursement of the fund created by Section 34-3-4, which shall be paid on warrant of the state Comptroller upon certificate or voucher of […]
