Jay Mitchell

News / Elections / State

Jay Mitchell campaigns in St. Clair County

Republican nominee for the Alabama Supreme Court Jay Mitchell addressed the influential St. Clair County Republican Party at City Market Grill in Pell City Thursday. Mitchell said that he wants to go to Montgomery and be part of, “Restoring confidence in what we do in Montgomery.” Jay Mitchell said that he was born in Mobile … Continued

September 21, 2018

Alabama Supreme Court Candidate Donna Wesson Smalley talks Justice with APR

Thursday, the Alabama Political Reporter went to Jasper for an extended interview with Democratic candidate for Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court Place 4. Donna Wesson Smalley grew up on a cattle farm in Etowah County near Attalla. She is an attorney with four decades of experience with the law. She earned her law … Continued

June 22, 2018

A year after his felony conviction Hubbard remains free, ethics laws in jeopardy

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter As the word “guilty” rang out twelve times in a Lee County courtroom on the evening of June 10, 2016, Alabama’s political world was rendered breathless as if dropped to the canvas by a body blow to the liver. The conviction of Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, who … Continued

June 13, 2017

Jay Mitchell running for Alabama Supreme Court

By Staff Report Alabama Political Reporter Monday, June 5, 2017, Jay Mitchell announced today that he will run as a Republican for Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court place 4 in 2018. Mitchell said in a statement, “I have a strong commitment to the rule of law. The people of Alabama deserve to have … Continued

June 6, 2017

Some are using a stalking horse to undermine ethics laws

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The greatest challenge before the Alabama State Legislature when it returns in February is not the budget, schools or Medicaid. It is the slight of hand chicanery used to undermine the State’s ethics laws. Since the conviction of former Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard on 12 felony ethics … Continued

January 10, 2017