Alabama Code > Title 12 > Chapter 17 > Article 5 – District Court Clerks


§ 12-17-160	Clerk of circuit court ex officio clerk of district court
§ 12-17-161	Separate office of clerk of district court may be established; appointment and removal of clerk; abolition of separate office; participation in supernumerary fund
§ 12-17-162	District court clerk employees component of office of clerk

Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
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.
Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
month: means a calendar month. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. 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
Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1