A Court of Criminal Appeals and a Court of Civil Appeals, each composed of five judges, possessing the qualifications of the Supreme Court justices, including, but not limited to, the qualifications provided in subsection (b) of Section 12-2-1, are hereby created and established.
Ala. Code § 12-3-1
Courts Created; Composition; Qualifications of Judges.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 867 F. Supp. 1519 - White v. State of Ala. (1994)
Most recently applied in White v. Alabama (April 1996)
(Acts 1969, No. 987, p. 1744, §1; Acts 1993, No. 93-346, p. 536, §4; Act 2009-562, p. 1632, §1.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.