(a) The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals is hereby authorized to hire three staff attorneys to assist the court in legal research and analysis, including the preparation of staff memoranda, and to perform such other duties as directed by the court. The staff attorneys shall be licensed to practice law in the State of Alabama and shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the court. The salaries of each staff attorney shall be fixed within the range of the classification of attorney II under the merit system, to be paid as other state salaries are paid. The said staff attorneys shall be subject to the Merit System Act only as to the pay plan.
(b) The Court of Criminal Appeals is hereby authorized to hire, in addition to all other clerical employees, a confidential assistant to perform the stenographic and secretarial services for the staff attorneys appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The said confidential assistant shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the court and shall be paid a salary accordingly. The confidential assistant shall be subject to the Merit System Act only as to the pay plan.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 3 - Court of Criminal Appeals and Court of Civil Appeals.
Section 12-3-1 - Courts Created; Composition; Qualifications of Judges.
Section 12-3-3 - Election and Term of Judges of Court of Civil Appeals.
Section 12-3-4 - Presiding Judges.
Section 12-3-5 - Residency of Judges.
Section 12-3-6 - Salaries of Judges.
Section 12-3-9 - Appellate Jurisdiction of Court of Criminal Appeals.
Section 12-3-10 - Appellate Jurisdiction of Court of Civil Appeals.
Section 12-3-12 - Regular Term of Courts.
Section 12-3-14 - Transfer of Cases in Court of Criminal Appeals to Supreme Court.
Section 12-3-15 - Transfer of Cases in Court of Civil Appeals to Supreme Court.
Section 12-3-17 - Decision of Cases in Event of Absence or Disqualification of Judge or Judges.
Section 12-3-18 - Reporting of Opinions and Decisions of Courts.
Section 12-3-19 - Marshal and Librarian and Assistants.
Section 12-3-21 - Bond of Clerk of Court of Criminal Appeals.
Section 12-3-22 - Dockets Clerk of Court of Criminal Appeals.
Section 12-3-24 - Bond of Clerk of Court of Civil Appeals.
Section 12-3-25 - Office Hours of Clerks of Courts of Appeals.
Section 12-3-26 - Powers and Duties of Clerks.
Section 12-3-27 - Law Clerks - Appointment.
Section 12-3-29 - Law Clerks - Salaries.
Section 12-3-30 - Payment of Salaries of Employees of Courts.
Section 12-3-33 - Applicability of Provisions of Section 12-2-9.
Section 12-3-35 - Appointment, Compensation, etc., of Additional Staff Attorneys.
Section 12-3-36 - Appointment, Compensation, etc., of Additional Confidential Assistant.