{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-12-13-31","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 12-13-31","heading":"Qualifications.","body":"A probate judge must be a citizen of the state and must have resided in the county for which he is elected or appointed for one year preceding the election or appointment.","path":["Title 12 Courts.","Chapter 13 Probate Courts.","Article 2 Judges."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=12-13-31","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"ac8e0e948a275653ddf16cd2f78c30c53120bb9f69569bde94e7d8abc4133b73","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-12-13-30","next":"us-al/ala.-code-12-13-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}