Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
Title12 COURTS. |
Chapter24. RECUSAL FOR CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. |
§12-24-1. Recusal of justice or judge due to campaign contributions.
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REPEALED IN THE 2014 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2014-455 EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
The Legislature intends by this chapter to require the recusal of a justice or judge from hearing a case in which there may be an appearance of impropriety because as a candidate the justice or judge received a substantial contribution from a party to the case, including attorneys for the party, and all others described in subsection (b) of Section 12-24-2. This legislation in no way intends to suggest that any sitting justice or judge of this state would be less than fair and impartial in any case. It merely intends for all the parties to a case and the public be made aware of campaign contributions made to a justice or judge by parties in a case and others described in subsection (b) of Section 12-24-2.