Alabama Constitution

Article VI. Judicial Department

Vesting of judicial power; minimum standards for establishment of courts of general jurisdiction in counties

Jurisdiction of supreme court generally; power of supreme court to issue certain remedial and original writs

Place of holding supreme court

Division of state into circuits; residency requirements for circuit judges

Jurisdiction of circuit courts

When and where circuit courts to be held; circuit judges may hold court for each other; power of circuit judges to issue writs of injunction returnable to courts of chancery

Authority to establish courts of chancery; division of state into chancery divisions; districts within chancery divisions; residency requirements for chancellor

When and where chancery courts to be held; chancellors may hold court for each other

Certain counties need not be included in circuit or chancery divisions; minimum number of counties in circuit or chancery divisions

Legislature may confer jurisdiction of circuit and chancery court on either court; consolidation of courts in counties having two or more courts of record

Legislature may establish court of probate in each county; powers generally of probate courts

Compensation and restrictions on holding other offices for supreme court justices, chancellors and judges of circuit and other courts of record, except probate judges

Composition of supreme court

Election of supreme court justices, judges of circuit courts, judges of probate courts and chancellors

Election or appointment of judges of inferior courts

Qualifications of chancellors and judges of courts of record

Terms of office of supreme court justices, chancellors and judges of circuit and probate courts

Time of holding election for supreme court justices; staggered terms of office for supreme court justices

Judicial officers conservators of the peace

Vacancies in office of supreme court justices, elected judges and chancellors

Initial appointment or election of judges or chancellors for newly created circuits or chancery divisions

Procedure when judge or chancellor incompetent to try, hear or render judgment in case

Failure of judges or chancellors to attend regular terms of court

Judges of courts of record not to practice law

Appointment, qualifications, terms of office and compensation of registers in chancery; fees of registers of chancery to be uniform throughout state

Appointment and term of office of clerk of supreme court; selection of clerks of inferior courts

Election and term of office of clerks of circuit courts; clerk may serve as register in chancery; filling of vacancies in office of clerk

Removal of clerk of supreme court and registers in chancery

Election, qualifications, terms of office and compensation of circuit solicitors; appointment or election of county solicitors

Election of justices of the peace and constables; jurisdiction of justices of the peace; fees of justices of the peace and constables; appeals from justices of the peace; terms of office of justices of the peace and notaries public; appoint