§ 16-13-2403 - Judges and chancellors.
16-13-2403. Judges and chancellors.
(a) (1) The qualified electors of the Sixteenth Judicial District shall elect:
(A) One (1) circuit judge;
(B) One (1) chancellor; and
(C) One (1) circuit-chancery judge.
(2) (A) There is created in the Sixteenth Judicial District an additional circuit judgeship which shall have jurisdiction in law, equity, and probate.
(B) The additional judge shall be elected from the district and shall satisfy the same qualifications for holding office and shall receive the same salary, expenses, and other allowances as provided by law for judges of the circuit courts.
(C) The judge shall serve for elected terms of six (6) years.
(D) The counties which compose the Sixteenth Judicial District shall provide courtroom and office facilities and supplies for the judge of the judgeship created by subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section which shall be paid for out of the county treasuries in the same manner as other demands against the counties and out of funds appropriated by the respective quorum courts of the counties for such purposes.
(E) There shall be provided for the judge of the judgeship created by subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section a court reporter and a trial court administrative assistant whose salaries shall be fixed and paid in the manner provided by law for court reporters and trial court administrative assistants of the circuit courts of this state.
(b) (1) The judge of the judgeship created by subdivision (a)(1)(C) of this section shall be the judge of the juvenile division of chancery court. The judge shall serve as judge of the juvenile division in lieu of the judge who would otherwise be designated as judge of the juvenile division of chancery court in the judicial district.
(2) The judge of the additional circuit-chancery judgeship created in subdivision (a)(1)(C) of this section shall devote such time as may be required to perform the duties of judge of the juvenile division of chancery court, which duties shall be the primary obligation of the judge, and shall sit as judge of the circuit, chancery, or probate court as time permits.
(c) Effective January 1, 1999, the circuit judgeship created by subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section and the chancery judgeship created by subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section shall become circuit-chancery judgeships and shall have jurisdiction in law, equity, and probate.