- Alabama Judiciary Court
The Alabama Court of the Judiciary is a
court within thejudicial branch of theUnited States state ofAlabama . It has the power to try judicial officers in other state courts and punish them for violation of judicial ethics, misconduct, dereliction of duty, or incapacitation.The Court is convoked to hear complaints of the state
Judicial Inquiry Commission .The Court is composed of the following:
* An appellate judge selected by the Supreme Court from a court other than the Supreme Court — Ex officio Chief Judge of the Court
* Two circuit judges selection by the "District Judges' Association"
* One district judge selected by the same.
* Two members of theAlabama State Bar and chosen by them.
* Three nonlegal professionals picked by theGovernor of Alabama and agreed to by theAlabama Senate .Prior to 2005, the
Lieutenant Governor of Alabama was able to pick one of the three nonlegal members.Following the results of a trial, the judge(s) in question may, if they wish, appeal to the
Alabama Supreme Court .Relationship with impeachment
As is typical with most Federal state legislatures, supreme court judges can be impeached. However, Amendment 580 of the Constitution places the Court of the Judiciary at a higher priority than legislative action: A judge cannot be impeached while being tried by the Court, and should a prosecution in the Court fail, the legislature may not prefer an impeachment for the same reasons.
ources
* [http://www.judicial.state.al.us/judiciary.cfm Alabama Judicial System Online - Court of the Judiciary]
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