Alabama Constitution Section 150 Compensation and restrictions on holding other offices for supreme court justices chancellors and judges of circuit and other courts of record except probate judges
Here is the text of Section 150 of the Alabama Constitution:
Section 150 – Compensation and restrictions on holding other offices for supreme court justices, chancellors, and judges of circuit and other courts of record, except probate judges.
The justices of the supreme court, chancellors, and the judges of the circuit courts, and other courts of record, except probate judges, shall, at stated times, receive for their services a compensation which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office; but they shall receive no fees or perquisites, nor hold any office (except judicial offices) under this state, the United States, or any other government during the term for which they have been elected or appointed.
Key Provisions:
Fixed Compensation: Judges (except probate judges) must receive a salary at regular intervals, and their salary cannot be reduced while they are in office.
No Additional Fees: Judges are prohibited from receiving extra fees or perquisites related to their duties.
No Dual Office-Holding: Judges may not hold any other office—state, federal, or foreign—except other judicial offices, while serving their term.
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