County Judges - Time for Reorganization

Sometime last year there was a move afoot to temporarily reassign circuit court judges, moving some from counties with a lower case load to counties with a higher number of cases. This may still be a pending plan, but we've read nothing about it recently.

Let's compare two counties - Lauderdale and Etowah. Lauderdale has a population of approximately 94,000. It currently has one district judge and three circuit judges. Etowah has a population of 104,000. It currently has two district judges and four circuit judges.

Does 10,000 more inhabitants justify two more judges? Yes, Etowah at one time had a larger population, but for whatever reason, the population of that county has been declining for some time. If we realign voting districts with great regularity, why not judicial districts? We would love to hear from some of the area's judges. We can publish comments anonymously if that is what you prefer.

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Circuit Court Districts

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