Code of Alabama
Chapter 17 - Circuit and District Court Personnel.
Article 8 - District Court Administrative Agency, Magistrates, and Supernumerarymagistrates.

Division 1 - District Court Administrative Agency and Magistrates.

Section 12-17-250 - District Court Administrative Agency Created; Powers and Duties Thereof; Persons Deemed Officials of Agency; Judicial Powers Thereof Generally. - The district court shall have under its supervision a district...

Section 12-17-251 - Magistrates Deemed Chief Officers of Agency; Appointment and Powers of Magistrates. - (a) The magistrates shall be considered the chief officers of...

Section 12-17-252 - Supreme Court to Provide Rules of Administration for Agency. - The Supreme Court shall provide rules of administration for such...

Section 12-17-253 - Election by Inferior Court Judges Whose Positions Abolished by Constitution to Become Magistrates for Duration of Unexpired Terms as Judges; Salaries of Such Judges. - In the event that there exists within the State of...

Division 2 - Supernumerary Magistrates.

Section 12-17-260 - Who May Become Supernumerary Magistrate. - If there exists within the State of Alabama judges or...

Section 12-17-261 - Filing of Written Declaration; Issuance of Commission. - Any former magistrate who is qualified to become a supernumerary...

Section 12-17-262 - Term of Office; Salary. - Every such supernumerary magistrate shall serve for life and receive...

Section 12-17-263 - Notice to Administrative Director of Courts of Intention to Become Supernumerary Magistrate; Payment of Percentage of Salary Earned as Judge or Magistrate; Oath of Office; Appointment of Supernumerary Magistrate to Fill Vacancy. - A former magistrate electing to come under the provisions of...

Section 12-17-264 - Prior Service Credit. - Prior service credit may be obtained by any former magistrate...

Section 12-17-265 - Benefit to Surviving Spouse of Supernumerary Magistrate. - In the event of the death of any supernumerary magistrate...