Alabama Code > Title 12 > Chapter 10B – Uniform Judicial Pay Plan of 2021


§ 12-10B-1	Uniform pay plan for circuit judges, district judges, appellate court judges, and supreme court justices
§ 12-10B-2	Qualifications of circuit judges, district judges, appellate court judges, and supreme court justices
§ 12-10B-3	Compensation, salary supplement, or expense allowance of certain elected officials, state officers, and state employees
§ 12-10B-4	Prior pay scales ratified

Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
preceding: means next before. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Probate: Proving a will
property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.