Alabama Code 12-5-16. Membership 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 m…
Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-5-16
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- 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
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
The Chief Justice and officers, officials and employees of the Administrative Office of Courts and Department of Court Management are authorized to join organizations and associations devoted to the improvement of justice or related activities, the administration of justice and improvement of courts or related activities and to be reimbursed their membership dues.
The director is further authorized to pay such dues and to pay membership dues for the state membership in The National Center for State Courts, Conference of Chief Justices, Conference of State Court Administrators, Appellate Judges Conference, National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks, National Conference of Trial Judges and National Conference of Special Court Judges and other similar organizations out of any moneys appropriated to the Administrative Office of Courts or the Department of Court Management.