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Dismukes sentenced to 5 years in community corrections

While the sentence is harsher than most, Dismukes avoided spending any time in prison.

Jacob Holmes

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July 18, 2023

Governor confirms new district judge for Madison County

Smith is filling a vacancy left due to previous judge Patrick Tuten being appointed to a circuit judgeship.

Patrick Darrington

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May 23, 2023

House passes bill to bring back retired judges to deal with case backlog

Retired judges could be brought in on a part-time basis to deal with the judge shortage and a growing backlog of cases.

Brandon Moseley

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February 11, 2021

Marshall announces attorney Billy Underwood has pleaded guilty to jury tampering

Wednesday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) announced that Colbert County attorney William “Billy” Underwood pleaded guilty to jury tampering rather than continuing with a trial that began earlier in the morning. Underwood was sentenced to serve four months in jail. He was further required to permanently surrender his license to practice law in the … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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August 22, 2019

Elizabeth Haney qualifies as independent candidate for Etowah County judgeship

Municipal Judge Elizabeth Haney recently qualified as an independent candidate for the 16th Judicial Circuit Court Judge, Place 4, in Etowah County. “I believe the role of a Judge should be independent and blind, and not be bound by political influence or expectation,” said Haney. “Therefore, when I decided to run for this position, I chose … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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August 1, 2018

King asks court to stop Marshall from using “illegal” campaign funds

Troy King on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in Montgomery County Circuit Court seeking a restraining order to prevent the Steve Marshall campaign from using campaign donations it received from the Republican Attorneys General Association. King has previously filed an ethics complaint over the donations, claiming that they violate Alabama’s ban on political action committees (PACs) … Continued

Josh Moon

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July 11, 2018

Judge blocks Montgomery’s first charter school

Hold up on those charter school plans. A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge on Tuesday tossed a big wrench into the rushed plans for Montgomery’s first charter school, LEAD Academy, saying the state’s Charter School Commission violated its bylaws by approving LEAD’s application without a majority of the commission voting for approval. The Commission approved … Continued

Josh Moon

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May 2, 2018

Hearing Wednesday in Zeigler’s challenge to Bentley’s $47 million STAARS software

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, September 21, a hearing will be held in a lawsuit challenging Gov. Robert Bentley’s (R) controversial $47 million no-bid contract for the purchase of the ,much maligned STAARS software. State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) filed suit alleging that the massive no-bid contract violates Alabama’s bid laws and the … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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September 21, 2016

Felon Hubbard Seeks Friends and Cash

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Earlier this month, convicted felon and former Alabama Speaker of the House, Mike Hubbard, sent an email to “business leader(s)” encouraging then to read his latest motion. Hubbard writes, “…it very clearly lays out multiple reasons a new trial should be held, explains why the verdict on each charge … Continued

Bill Britt

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August 22, 2016