Code of Alabama - Title 12: Courts - Chapter 8 - Judicial Conference

• Section 12-8-1 Creation; composition; designation of members
  A Judicial Conference for the State of Alabama is hereby created, which shall consist of: The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama and...
• Section 12-8-2 Terms of office of members
  The Chief Justice and the associate justices of the Supreme Court and the judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Court of Civil...
• Section 12-8-3 Vacancies
  Vacancies in the membership of the conference shall be filled for the remainder of any term in the same manner as the original appointment was
• Section 12-8-4 Reimbursement of expenses of members; payment of printing, postage, etc., of conference
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to reimbursement of traveling expenses of public officers and employees, the Chief Justice, justices, judges, lawyer members,...
• Section 12-8-5 Chairman; meetings; officials and employees
  The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be the chairman of the conference. The conference shall meet at least annually but shall meet at...
• Section 12-8-6 Duties of conference generally
  It shall be the duty of the Judicial Conference: (1) To make a continuous study of the administration of justice in this state and of...
• Section 12-8-7 Chief Justice authorized to obtain statistics, etc., from court officials; forfeiture by court officials failing to furnish information requested; preparation by Chief Justice of forms to be filled out and submitted by court officials; statistics, etc., compiled by Chief Justice to be made available to conference
  (a) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is authorized and empowered to obtain from court officials, including clerks, registers, judges and court reporters, statistics,...
• Section 12-8-8 Chief Justice may direct use of appropriated funds by conference, etc.; application for grants and other assistance for conference
  (a) In connection with any of the duties and work of the Judicial Conference, including the study of the courts of the state, the Chief...

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