Alabama Code 12-9A-3. Jurisdiction, power, rights, etc., of reallocated judge
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-9A-3
- circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- 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.
A district or circuit judge appointed to a reallocated judgeship pursuant to this chapter shall have and exercise all jurisdiction, power, rights, and authority and shall possess all of the qualifications, perform all of the duties, and shall be subject to all of the responsibilities and duties of the office to which other district or circuit judges are subject.