The Administrative Director of Courts shall assist the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama in connection with the Chief Justice's duties as administrative head of the judicial system of Alabama, the Chief Justice's task of seeing that the business of the courts of the state is attended with proper dispatch and the Chief Justice's task that the dockets of court are not permitted to become congested and that trials and appeals of cases are not delayed unreasonably.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 5 - Administrative Office of Courts and Department of Court Management.
Section 12-5-1 - Administrative Office of Courts Created.
Section 12-5-3 - Department of Court Management Established; Powers and Duties Generally.
Section 12-5-6 - Department to Be Responsible for Trial Court Administration.
Section 12-5-10 - Powers and Duties of Administrative Director of Courts Generally.
Section 12-5-14 - Employment of Consultants by Chief Justice and Administrative Director of Courts.