Alabama Constitution

Adopted by Constitutional Convention September 3, 1901

Ratified by vote of the People November 28, 1901

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Article VI. Judicial Department

Compensation and restrictions on holding other offices for supreme court justices, chancellors and judges of circuit and other courts of record, except probate judges

Composition of supreme court

Election of supreme court justices, judges of circuit courts, judges of probate courts and chancellors

Election or appointment of judges of inferior courts

Qualifications of chancellors and judges of courts of record

Terms of office of supreme court justices, chancellors and judges of circuit and probate courts

Time of holding election for supreme court justices; staggered terms of office for supreme court justices

Judicial officers conservators of the peace

Vacancies in office of supreme court justices, elected judges and chancellors

Initial appointment or election of judges or chancellors for newly created circuits or chancery divisions

Procedure when judge or chancellor incompetent to try, hear or render judgment in case

Failure of judges or chancellors to attend regular terms of court

Judges of courts of record not to practice law

Appointment, qualifications, terms of office and compensation of registers in chancery; fees of registers of chancery to be uniform throughout state

Appointment and term of office of clerk of supreme court; selection of clerks of inferior courts

Election and term of office of clerks of circuit courts; clerk may serve as register in chancery; filling of vacancies in office of clerk

Removal of clerk of supreme court and registers in chancery

Election, qualifications, terms of office and compensation of circuit solicitors; appointment or election of county solicitors

Election of justices of the peace and constables; jurisdiction of justices of the peace; fees of justices of the peace and constables; appeals from justices of the peace; terms of office of justices of the peace and notaries public; appoint

Exclusion of persons from courtroom in cases of rape and assault with intent to ravish

Style of all processes

Authority of legislature to abolish courts when function conferred upon some other court

Terms of office of incumbents not abridged

Article VII. Impeachments

Governor, lieutenant-governor, attorney-general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, superintendent of education, commissioner of agriculture and industries and justices of supreme court

Chancellors, judges of circuit and probate courts, judges of courts from which appeal may be taken directly to supreme court, solicitors and sheriffs

Clerks of circuit courts, courts of like jurisdiction and criminal courts, tax collectors, tax assessors, judges of inferior courts, coroners, justices of the peace, notaries public, constables and county and municipal officers

Limitation on impeachment penalties; accused person liable to indictment and punishment

Article VIII. Suffrage and Elections

Age and citizenship qualifications of electors

Residency, registration and poll tax requirements for electors

Method of voting

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