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Ala. Code § 12-17-22 (2026)

Residence.

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Each circuit judge must have resided in the circuit for which he is elected or appointed for at least 12 months preceding his election or appointment and must reside in such circuit during his continuance in office.

(Code 1852, §§626, 643; Code 1867, §§744, 761; Code 1876, §§665, 668; Code 1886, §757; Code 1896, §920; Code 1907, §3257; Code 1923, §6704; Code 1940, T. 13, §176.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1995–2010 · leading case: Blevins v. Chapman, 47 So. 3d 227 (Ala. 2010).
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Blevins v. Chapman, 47 So. 3d 227 (Ala. 2010). · cites it 2× “Code 1975, which provides: “Each circuit judge must have resided in the circuit for which he is elected or appointed for at least 12 months preceding his election or appointment and must reside in such circuit during his continuance in office.” In the 19th Judicial Circuit,…”
S. Christian Leadership Conf. v. Sessions, 56 F.3d 1281 (11th Cir. 1995). “VI, § 142 (1901); Ala.Code § 12-17-22 (1986). . The stated purpose of the ADC is to "endorse black and white candidates who will be responsive to the needs of blacks and poor people in Alabama.”
Ex Parte State, 808 So. 2d 65 (Ala. 2001). “1 The Court of Criminal Appeals relied on § 12-17-22, Ala.Code 1975, which requires that a circuit-court judge reside “in the circuit for which he is .”
Gwin v. State, 808 So. 2d 64 (Ala. Crim. App. 2000). · cites it 3× “See § 12-17-22, Ala.Code 1975. Stokesberry has now filed his return to our remand order stating, in pertinent part, that he was appointed as a special judge pursuant to § 12-1-14, Ala.”
Hardaway v. Childree, 678 So. 2d 756 (Ala. 1996). · cites it 2× “In accordance with Ala.Code 1975, § 12-17-22 and Amendment 328, § 6.”
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