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Baldwin County Courthouse building representing Baldwin County's judicial system

Retired Baldwin County Judge Robert Wilters Launches Bid for District Attorney

James Bullard, June 10, 2015

Robert Wilters, who stepped down from the Baldwin County bench in June, is now running for district attorney and says the office needs new leadership.

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Mobile County’s Longest-Serving Judge, Mike McMaken, to Retire Oct. 1

James Bullard, August 2, 2012

District Judge Mike McMaken, the longest-serving judge in Mobile County, announced he will step down Oct. 1 after more than 25 years on the bench, setting off a scramble to fill his seat.

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Mobile A corridor of cells inside a county jail

Mobile Judge Says the ‘Revolving Jailhouse Door’ Is No Simple Matter

James Bullard, July 29, 2011

Mobile County District Judge Michael E. McMaken pushed back on criticism of a ‘revolving jailhouse door,’ arguing that preset bonds, jail overcrowding and shrinking court budgets were bound together in ways the public rarely saw.

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