Alabama Code 12-18-9. Offices deemed vacant upon retirement of justices of Supreme Court, judges of courts of appeals or judges of circuit courts; filling of vacancies
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- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Whenever a justice of the Supreme Court or judge of one of the courts of appeals or judge of a circuit court of the state retires pursuant to this article the office then held by him shall become vacant, and the vacancy shall be filled as provided by Constitutional Amendment No. 328 or other applicable provisions of the Constitution.