Alabama § 36-3-2 - Terms of Judicial Officers Generally.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 36-3-2 — Terms of Judicial Officers Generally., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-3-2. Terms of Judicial Officers Generally.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and associate justices of said court, the judges of the Court of Civil Appeals and the Court of Criminal Appeals, circuit judges, judges of probate courts and clerks of the circuit court and judges of inferior courts, when not otherwise provided for by law, shall hold their respective offices for the term of six years from the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January next after their election and until their successors are elected and qualified.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 36-3-2 cover?
Section 36-3-2 ("Terms of Judicial Officers Generally.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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