SB 39 — Relating to judges; to provide for additional circuit judgeships and additional district judgeships; to provide for the authority of the judges and for the compensation and benefits of the judges; to prohibit the Judicial Resources Allocation Commission from reallocating any vacant judgeships until January 1, 2027; and to require the Administrative Office of Courts to provide certain statistical data annually.

SB39 ENGROSSEDENROLLED IVCUW6-2IVCUW6-3 By Senators Givhan, Elliott, Livingston, Butler, Chambliss, Barfoot, Scofield, Albritton, Orr RFD:

07-Mar-23 2023 Regular Session Page 0 SB39 EngrossedEnrolled 2Enrolled, 4An 6Act, A3 BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to judges;

(3) There is created an additional circuit judgeship for the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit which shall be Page 1 SB39 Engrossed designated as Circuit Judgeship Number 9.

(5) There is created an additional district judgeship for Baldwin County which shall be designated as District Page 1 SB39 Enrolled Judgeship Number 3.

(e) The annual compensation of the additional judges Page 2 SB39 Engrossed elected pursuant to subsection (a) shall be in accordance with Chapter 10B of Title 12, Code of Alabama 1975, including, but not limited to, the provision that no judge first elected or appointed to office after October 1, 2021, may be provided a salary supplement or expense allowance.

(a)(1) There is created an additional Page 2 SB39 Enrolled circuit judgeship for the Sixth Judicial Circuit which shall be designated as Circuit Judgeship Number 7.

(c) The initial judges elected to the additional Page 3 SB39 Engrossed judgeships created pursuant to subsection (a) shall serve for a six-year term holding office from the first Monday following the second Tuesday in January after the general election at which the judges are elected.

(d) The initial judges elected to the additional judgeships created pursuant to subsection (a) shall have and Page 3 SB39 Enrolled shall exercise all the 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 responsibilities and duties of the office to which other 95 judges are subject.

(e) The annual compensation of the additional judges elected pursuant to subsection (a) shall be in accordance with Chapter 10B of Title 12, Code of Alabama 1975, including, but not limited to, the provision that no judge first elected or appointed to office after October 1, 2021, may be provided a 95 salary supplement or expense allowance.

(2) Number of civil cases resolved via a motion to Page 4 SB39 Engrossed dismiss or voluntary dismissal.

(6) Number of criminal cases filed broken down by type Page 4 SB39 Enrolled of offense.

(b) The information required in subsection (a) shall be Page 5 SB39 Engrossed provided to all of the following by January 15 of each year:

(4) The chair of the House Ways and Means General Fund Page 5 SB39 Enrolled Committee.

Page 6 SB39 EngrossedEnrolled Senate________________________________________________ ReadPresident forand thePresiding firstOfficer timeof andthe referredSenate ................07-Mar-23________________________________________________ toSpeaker of the House of Representatives SB39 Senate committee11-May-23 onI Judiciaryhereby Readcertify forthat the secondwithin timeAct andoriginated placedin ................03-May-23and onpassed the calendar:Senate, as amended.

0 amendments Read for the third time and passed ................11-May-23 as amended Yeas 33 Nays 0 Abstains 0 Patrick Harris, Secretary.

PageHouse 7of Representatives Passed:

23-May-23 By:

Senator Givhan Page 7