Ala. R. Jud. Admin. 27

(A) Establishment of district clerk’s office. The Supreme Court may, upon

written request of the clerk of the circuit court and the judges of the district court

(after their consultation with the presiding circuit judge), the county commission,

the president of the local bar, if any, the district attorney, and the administrative

director of courts (“ADC”), authorize a separate clerk’s office for the district court

of a county. In determining the need for a separate district clerk’s office, the

Supreme Court shall consider, among other factors, the following criteria:

(a) Caseload of the district court;

(b) Personnel to be under the supervision of the district court clerk;

(c) Revenues generated by the district court; and

(d) Sound management practices.

(B) Nomination and appointment of district court clerk. Should a separate

clerk’s office for the district court be authorized, the ADC, with the advice and

consent of the presiding judge of the circuit court and a majority of the district court

judges of the district concerned, shall appoint, from a list of names submitted to

the ADC, a clerk of the district court for the district wherein such separate office is

authorized.

Thirty (30) days prior to such appointment, the ADC shall send to the chief

justice of the Supreme Court, the presiding judge of the circuit, the circuit clerk,

and the presiding judge of the district concerned, notice of the upcoming

appointment, including the date the appointment is to be made.

Nominations for the office of clerk of the district court shall be submitted to

the ADC not later than seven (7) days prior to the date of appointment. Nothing in

this rule, or any other rule, shall prevent the ADC from submitting nominations for

the office of clerk of the district court.