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Judiciary Committee, Alabama State Senate
The Judiciary Committee is a standing committee of the Alabama State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Alabama State Senate are assigned by the Committee on Assignments, consisting of the president pro tempore, the presiding officer, the senate majority leader, and three additional members appointed by the president pro tempore. A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum. [1][2]
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
| “ | The Committee on the Judiciary, to which committee shall be referred bills and other matters concerning crime and punishment, law enforcement, the judiciary and other matters affecting the criminal or civil laws of Alabama. The Committee on the Judiciary shall not exceed 12 members.[3][4] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Senate Judiciary Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Judiciary Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Judiciary Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Judiciary Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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Cam Ward (R, Chair) left this committee on December 07, 2020.
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Linda Coleman | • Cam Ward, Chair | |||
| • Vivian Figures | • Phil Williams, Vice chair | |||
| • Rodger Smitherman | • Arthur Orr | |||
| • Greg Reed | ||||
| • Larry Stutts | ||||
| • Tom Whatley | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Jerry L. Fielding | • Ben Brooks, Chair | |||
| • Marc Keahey | • Cam Ward, Chair | |||
| • Rodger Smitherman | • Dick Brewbaker | |||
| • Arthur Orr | ||||
| • Bryan Taylor | ||||
| • Tom Whatley | ||||
| • Phil Williams, Alabama Senate candidate | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Judiciary Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Roger Bedford | • Arthur Orr | |||
| • Kim Benefield | • Del Marsh | |||
| • Rodger Smitherman | • Trip Pittman | |||
| • George M. "Marc" Keahey | • Ben Brooks | |||
| • Henry Sanders | ||||
| • Bobby Singleton | ||||
| • T.D. Little | ||||
| • Myron Penn | ||||
| • Vivian Figures | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Alabama Legislature, "Senate Rules Relating to the Presiding Officer," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 47-b)
- ↑ The Alabama Legislature, "Senate Rules Relating to Committees," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 48)
- ↑ The Alabama Legislature, "Senate Rules Relating to Committees," accessed February 19, 2021(Rule 48-5)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.