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Code of Alabama

Chapter 5

Ala. Code § 12-5 et seq.

Administrative Office of Courts and Department of Court Management

12-5-1Administrative Office of Courts Created.12-5-2Service by Administrative Office of Courts as Agency for Application for and Receipt of Grants, Etc., and Coordination of Studies, Etc., as to Improvement of Administration of Justice; Appointment, Compensation, Etc., of Officers, Employees, Etc., of Administrative Office of Courts Generally; Powers of Chief Justice as to Use of Officers, Employees, Moneys, Etc., of Administrative Office of Courts.12-5-3Department of Court Management Established; Powers and Duties Generally.12-5-6Department to Be Responsible for Trial Court Administration.12-5-4Appointment, Duties, Etc., of Court Administrator and Assistant Court Administrator; Appointment and Compensation of Other Employees of Department.12-5-5Applicability of Provisions of State Merit System to Officers, Employees, Etc., of Department.12-5-7Entitlement to Insurance, Retirement and Other State Employees’ Benefits of Officers, Employees, Etc., of Administrative Office of Courts and Department of Court Management.12-5-8Administrative Director of Courts Ex Officio Head of Department of Court Management and Head of Administrative Office of Courts.12-5-9Administrative Director of Courts to Assist Chief Justice with Duties as Administrative Head of Judicial System.12-5-10Powers and Duties of Administrative Director of Courts Generally.12-5-10.1Annual Report.12-5-11Direction of Expenditure of Funds Appropriated to Accounts of Colleges of Judges and Accounts for Judicial Education of Justices, Judges or Court-Supportive Personnel and Payment of Expenses of Justices, Judges or Court-Supportive Personnel Attending Colleges, Institutes, Conferences, Etc.12-5-12Study of Applications for Funds, Grants, Etc., from Federal Governmental Agencies or Entities, Direction of Disbursement of Funds, Grants, Etc.; Designation of Moneys Previously Appropriated to Certain State Agencies as Matching Funds; Application for Federal Funds, Grants, Etc., and Use of Certain Moneys as Matching Funds in Connection Therewith by Circuit Courts, District Courts, Etc.12-5-13Coordination of Functions and Duties of Administrative Personnel of Trial Courts or Local Court Systems; Transfer and Direction of Expenditure of Moneys Appropriated to Certain State Agencies and Courts.12-5-14Employment of Consultants by Chief Justice and Administrative Director of Courts.12-5-15Delegation to Administrative Director of Courts, Court Administrator, Etc., of Authority to Act for Chief Justice.12-5-16Membership of Chief Justice and Officers, Employees, Etc., of Administrative Office of Courts and Department of Court Management in Organizations and Associations Devoted to Improvement of Justice, Etc., Authorized; Payment of Membership Dues Therefor and for State Membership in Certain National Organizations and Associations.12-5-17Attendance at Colleges, Conferences, Etc., Pertaining to Administration of Courts by Chief Justice, Officers, Employees, Etc., of Administrative Office of Courts and Department of Court Management, Members of Judiciary and Court-Supportive Personnel Authorized; Reimbursement for Expenses Thereof.12-5-18Use of Members of Judiciary and Court-Supportive Personnel for Studies, Projects, Etc., to Improve the Administration of Justice.12-5-19Payment of Expenses of Conferences or Meetings Sponsored by Administrative Office of Courts or Department of Court Management.12-5-20Review, Etc., of Administrative Decisions of Chief Justice or Administrative Director of Courts by Supreme Court Justices.12-5-21Appointment, Compensation, Etc., of Confidential Secretaries for Retired Justices or Judges Performing Active Duty for Supreme Court or Courts of Appeals.