Should the need for special judges in the circuit court, district court or probate court arise, the Supreme Court may appoint and commission special circuit judges or special district court judges or special probate judges for temporary service; provided, however, that the person so appointed shall possess the qualifications of the judgeship to which he is appointed. Such special judges shall qualify by taking the oath of office prescribed in the Constitution. Such appointment shall confer on the special judge all powers, authority and jurisdiction of the respective judgeship to which he is appointed. Such special judge shall receive as compensation for his services a sum not to exceed $100.00 a day as established by rule and reimbursement for his actual and necessary expenses, including, but not limited to, transportation costs, food and lodging, to be paid out of the State Treasury or, in whole or part, from grant funds on approval and direction of the Administrative Office of Courts.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §6-109.)
Notes of Decisions
City of Bessemer v. McClain, 957 So. 2d 1061 (Ala. 2006).
· cites it 3× “VI, Section 149 and Ala Code §§ 12-1-14 and 12-2-14 to coexist without conflict.”
Ex Parte Flexible Prods. Co., 915 So. 2d 34 (Ala. 2005).
· cites it 3× “[8] We note that this holding that the trial court cannot appoint a special master to serve in that role does not necessarily forestall the possibility of a special judge who would have the authority to conduct jury trials of the claims of the 25-member plaintiff groups, but…”
Ex Parte Sandifer, 925 So. 2d 290 (Ala. Crim. App. 2005).
· cites it 6× “Code 1975, does not replace § 12-1-14, Ala.Code 1975, but is "supplemental to Section 12-1-14.”
Benjamin v. State, 156 So. 3d 424 (Ala. Crim. App. 2013).
· cites it 4× “Benjamin has not presented this Court with any case-law demonstrating how the Supreme Court’s appointment of Judge [Jerry] White did not lawfully fit within the meaning of ‘temporary service’ under Ala.Code § 12-1-14,[ Ala. Code 1975 ]. Furthermore, this court is unaware of any…”
Ex parte K.R., 210 So. 3d 1106 (Ala. 2016).
“The appointment of a temporary probate judge in instances when the regularly elected probate judge cannot serve is governed by § 12-1-14,1 and § 12-13-37, Ala. Code 1975.”
Ex Parte State, 808 So. 2d 65 (Ala. 2001).
· cites it 3× “” Stokesberry’s appointment is governed by Ala.Code 1975, § 12-1-14, as it applies to persons such as Stokesberry, who did not hold the office of judge at the time of his appointment.”
Paulk v. Paulk, 249 So. 3d 521 (Ala. Civ. App. 2017).
· cites it 2× “The methods for the appointment of a temporary circuit judge are found in § 12-1-14, Ala. Code 1975, and in § 12-1-14.”
Bice v. Micon Prods. Int'l, Inc., 915 So. 2d 34 (Ala. 2005).
· cites it 3× “We note that this holding that the trial court cannot appoint a special master to serve in that role does not necessarily forestall the possibility of a special judge who would have the authority to conduct jury trials of the claims of the 25-member plaintiff groups, but such a…”
Gwin v. State, 808 So. 2d 64 (Ala. Crim. App. 2000).
· cites it 3× “We further instructed Stok-esberry that, if he was appointed under § 12-1-14, Ala.Code 1975, he needed to state whether he possessed the residency qualifications necessary to serve as a special judge in Jefferson County.”
Jason Michael Osborn v. State of Alabama (Ala. Crim. App. 2026).
· cites it 4× “The former husband appears to assert that the sole source of the chief justice's assignment power is that set forth in Ala. Code 1975, § 12-1-14, which provides that our supreme court 'may appoint and commission special circuit judges .”
Jason Michael Osborn v. State of Alabama (Ala. Crim. App. 2026).
· cites it 4× “The former husband appears to assert that the sole source of the chief justice's assignment power is that set forth in Ala. Code 1975, § 12-1-14, which provides that our supreme court 'may appoint and commission special circuit judges .”
Coker Bart Cleveland v. Mary Alison Armstrong (Ala. Civ. App. 2026).
· cites it 3× “Instead, § 12-1-14 appears to require that the judge be appointed; it provides, in pertinent part: "Should the need for special judges in the circuit court, district court or probate court arise, the Supreme Court may appoint and commission special circuit judges or special…”
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