Opinion of the Clerk

SENTELL, Clerk.

RULE 18, ALABAMA RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION — District and Municipal Court Magistrates and Warrant Clerks

Mr. Allen L. Tapley, Administrative Director of Courts, has submitted to me, pursuant to § 12-2-19(d), Code 1975, the following question:

Are the positions of district and municipal court magistrates and warrant clerks, as provided in Rule 18, Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration, offices of profit under the state, when persons in these positions are appointed by the Administrative Director of Courts without compensation?

In submitting this question, Mr. Tapley…