Code of Alabama - Title 12: Courts - Chapter 3 - Court of Criminal Appeals and Court of Civil Appeals

• Section 12-3-1 Courts created; composition; qualifications of judges
  A Court of Criminal Appeals and a Court of Civil Appeals, each composed of five judges, possessing the qualifications of the Supreme Court justices, including,...
• Section 12-3-2 Election and term of judges of Court of Criminal Appeals; designation of panels of judges to decide cases
  (a) The offices of the three judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals that were filled in the general election of 1970 pursuant to Act...
• Section 12-3-3 Election and term of judges of Court of Civil Appeals
  (a) The offices of the judges of the Court of Civil Appeals that were filled at the general election in 1972 for terms of two,...
• Section 12-3-4 Presiding judges
  (a) The presiding judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall be elected by the members of such court for a term to be set...
• Section 12-3-5 Residency of judges
  The judges of the courts may reside anywhere within this state.
• Section 12-3-6 Salaries of judges
  The salary of each judge on each court of appeals shall be such amount as shall be fixed by law, which shall be paid as...
• Section 12-3-7 Continuation of laws concerning duties, benefits, etc., of supernumerary judges of courts of appeals
  All laws dealing with the eligibility of judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Court of Civil Appeals to assume duties and obligations,...
• Section 12-3-8 Powers of judges as to issuance of writs of certiorari, granting of injunctions, etc
  The judges of said courts shall each have authority to issue writs of certiorari and to grant orders for stays of judgments or orders to...
• Section 12-3-9 Appellate jurisdiction of Court of Criminal Appeals
  The Court of Criminal Appeals shall have exclusive appellate jurisdiction of all misdemeanors, including the violation of town and city ordinances, habeas corpus and all...
• Section 12-3-10 Appellate jurisdiction of Court of Civil Appeals
  The Court of Civil Appeals shall have exclusive appellate jurisdiction of all civil cases where the amount involved, exclusive of interest and costs, does not...
• Section 12-3-11 Original jurisdiction of courts of appeals; powers of courts as to issuance of remedial and original writs and punishment for contempt
  Each of the courts of appeals shall have and exercise original jurisdiction in the issuance and determination of writs of quo warranto and mandamus in...
• Section 12-3-12 Regular term of courts
  The regular term of the courts of appeals shall be the same as that of the Supreme Court, but the court may, in its discretion,...
• Section 12-3-13 Quarters
  Suitable and adequate quarters for the holding of the sessions of the courts and for the use of the judges and other officers of the...
• Section 12-3-14 Transfer of cases in Court of Criminal Appeals to Supreme Court
  When it is deemed advisable or necessary for the proper dispatch of the business of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, the Chief Justice of...
• Section 12-3-15 Transfer of cases in Court of Civil Appeals to Supreme Court
  When it is deemed advisable or necessary for the proper dispatch of the business of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, the Chief Justice of...
• Section 12-3-17 Decision of cases in event of absence or disqualification of judge or judges
  In the absence of a judge of either of the courts of appeals or in case of the disqualification of a judge, a majority can...
• Section 12-3-16 Decisions of Supreme Court to govern holdings and decisions of courts of appeals; decisions and proceedings of courts of appeals subject to general superintendence and control of Supreme Court
  The decisions of the Supreme Court shall govern the holdings and decisions of the courts of appeals, and the decisions and proceedings of such courts...
• Section 12-3-18 Reporting of opinions and decisions of courts
  The reporter decisions of the Supreme Court and courts of appeals shall report the opinions and decisions of the courts of appeals in all respects...
• Section 12-3-19 Marshal and librarian and assistants
  The marshal and librarian of the Supreme Court and his assistants shall be the marshal and librarian and assistants, respectively, of the courts of appeals...
• Section 12-3-20 Appointment, compensation, duties, etc., of clerk, assistant clerk, executions clerk and secretaries of Court of Criminal Appeals
  The judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals are hereby authorized to appoint and employ a clerk, an assistant clerk, an executions clerk and five...
• Section 12-3-21 Bond of Clerk of Court of Criminal Appeals
  Before entering upon the duties of his office, the Clerk of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond,...
• Section 12-3-22 Dockets Clerk of Court of Criminal Appeals
  (a) The office of dockets Clerk of the Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama is hereby created, such clerk to be appointed by the judges...
• Section 12-3-23 Appointment, removal, compensation, etc., of clerk and confidential secretaries of Court of Civil Appeals
  The judges of the Court of Civil Appeals are authorized to appoint and employ a clerk. The clerk so appointed by the court may be...
• Section 12-3-24 Bond of Clerk of Court of Civil Appeals
  Before entering upon the duties of his office, the Clerk of the Court of Civil Appeals shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond,...
• Section 12-3-25 Office hours of clerks of courts of appeals
  The clerks of the courts of appeals must keep the office open for transaction of business on every day except Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays...
• Section 12-3-26 Powers and duties of clerks
  Each clerk shall have the authority and it shall be his duty: (1) To administer oaths and take affidavits; (2) To issue and sign all...
• Section 12-3-27 Law clerks - Appointment
  Each judge of each court of appeals is authorized to appoint one law clerk to assist the appointing judge in the performance of his duties.
• Section 12-3-28 Law clerks - Clerk to serve appointing judge; dismissal of clerk and appointment of successor
  Each law clerk so appointed shall serve as law clerk to the judge appointing him and may be dismissed and a successor appointed at the...
• Section 12-3-29 Law clerks - Salaries
  The salary of each such law clerk shall be the same as the salary paid to law clerks of the supreme court justices and shall...
• Section 12-3-30 Payment of salaries of employees of courts
  The salaries of all the employees of the courts of appeals shall be paid as the salaries of other state employees are paid.
• Section 12-3-31 Payment of cost of preserving records; furnishing of record books, stationery, furniture, etc
  (a) The cost of preserving records according to the provisions of this chapter shall be paid out of the treasury as accounts for printing and...
• Section 12-3-32 Attorney General to attend criminal cases and civil suits in courts in which state a party
  The Attorney General in person or by assistant must attend on the part of the state to all criminal cases and all civil actions in...
• Section 12-3-33 Applicability of provisions of Section 12-2-9
  Within the limitations or jurisdiction conferred on the courts of appeals by this chapter, the provisions of Section 12-2-9 are made applicable to said courts...
• Section 12-3-34 Appointment, compensation, etc., of staff attorneys and confidential assistant of Court of Criminal Appeals
  (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...
• Section 12-3-35 Appointment, compensation, etc., of additional staff attorneys
  The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals is hereby authorized to hire two additional staff attorneys to assist that court in legal research and analysis, including...
• Section 12-3-36 Appointment, compensation, etc., of additional confidential assistant
  (a) The judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals are hereby authorized to appoint and employ one additional clerical employee to serve in the office...

Last modified: May 3, 2021