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Advocacy groups decry LGBTQ+ rights lawyer’s false testimony indictment

A lawyer for Lambda Legal was indicted after being accused of making a false statement during a 2022 judicial panel investigating “judge-shopping.”
September 11, 2025

Moody man sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for illegal gun possession, identity theft

Monday, a federal judge sentenced a Moody man for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for aggravated identity theft. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney Jay E. Town and United States Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Davis. United States District Judge Liles Burke sentenced Greg Alan McDonald, age … Continued
November 26, 2019

Chris McCool sworn in early as Court of Criminal Appeals judge

District Attorney Chris McCool, who was elected Nov. 6 to serve as a judge on the Court of Criminal Appeals, has been sworn in early to serve out the remainder of Judge Liles Burke’s term. Burke was recently confirmed as a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, leaving his post on the … Continued
November 14, 2018

Senate confirmed Burke to be district judge in North Alabama

Alabama’s senior U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby on Thursday released the following statement regarding the Senate confirmation of Judge Liles Burke to be a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama. Burke was nominated to the judgeship by President Trump in September 2017. “I am proud to have voted tonight to confirm Judge Liles … Continued
October 12, 2018

Court of Criminal Appeals continues its failure to rule in Hubbard case

With the indictment, conviction and sentencing of former Republican Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, there was an expectation of change. But because the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has failed to rule on Hubbard’s case, the once-hoped-for new dawn in Alabama politics is on hold. For 11 months, the appeals court has been in … Continued
April 12, 2018