Mike Hubbard

Courts

State: Former House speaker tried to influence prison legislation from prison

The state also said Mike Hubbard, in jail phone calls, repeatedly contradicted his letter to the court in which he took responsibility for his crimes.

Josh Moon

November 16, 2021

Hubbard’s attorney asks judge to consider apology and early release

Former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard is serving a 28-month sentence for 11 felony convictions.

Eddie Burkhalter

October 27, 2021

State prosecutors urge court to reject motion for Mike Hubbard’s early release

With more than half of his sentence remaining, Hubbard's legal team filed a motion on Sept. 10 requesting early release.

John H. Glenn

September 17, 2021

Opinion

Mike Hubbard wants out of prison. Don’t let him.

"Justice should never be meted out with favoritism, but it was in Hubbard's case."

Bill Britt

September 13, 2021

Opinion

Alabama’s public corruption problem might just be hopeless

"Mike Hubbard committed crimes with the solitary intention of illegally enriching himself."

Josh Moon

November 30, 2020

Judge reduces former Alabama Speaker Mike Hubbard’s prison sentence

The trial court judge ordered his 48-month sentence reduced to 28 months.

Eddie Burkhalter

November 25, 2020

Former Alabama speaker Mike Hubbard in ADOC custody

Hubbard had been jailed at the Lee County Detention Center since Sept. 11 and was taken on Election Day to the Draper Quarantine Intake Facility.

Eddie Burkhalter

November 5, 2020

Opinion

Hubbard did the crime; he should do the time

Hubbard may not be a violent offender but his actions are a danger to society and a threat to the public.

Bill Britt

September 23, 2020

Mike Hubbard’s attorney asks court to reconsider prison sentence

One week after he began serving his prison sentence, the attorney for former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard has asked the court to reconsider his four-year sentence. Hubbard, 57, began serving his sentence on Sept. 11 after being free on an appeals bond for four years. He was ultimately convicted on six felony charges of … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

September 21, 2020

Opinion

Mike Hubbard finally going to prison should mean something. It doesn’t.

Mike Hubbard reported to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office on Friday to begin serving his four-year prison sentence. Hubbard’s new mugshot was plastered all over news sites on Friday evening, and those stories and screenshots made their way around social media all weekend. Those pics and stories, and the thoughts of the state’s former most … Continued

Josh Moon

September 14, 2020