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Local News Caddy carrying a golf bag along a tree-lined fairway

From a Morehouse Busboy to a Caddy Master at Spring Hill: More First Jobs

James Bullard, July 29, 2007

A legislator who bussed tables on the Atlanta graveyard shift, a minister who ran the caddy shack at Spring Hill College and a judge who picked cotton at $2.50 a hundredweight recalled how they started.

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Mobile A wooden courtroom bench with a gavel resting on it

The Longest-Serving Referee: 24 Years at Mobile County Juvenile Court

James Bullard, February 13, 2007

With the retirement of Circuit Judge Ferrill D. McRae, Juvenile Court Referee Andrea Pennington became the most experienced presiding officer in any Mobile County courtroom, a distinction earned far from the spotlight.

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Local News A courtroom bench and gavel representing a county judicial election

Jeff Glidewell Sought the Juvenile Judgeship Again, This Time as a Republican

James Bullard, March 10, 2006

Mobile attorney Jeff Glidewell confirmed in March 2006 that he would seek the Republican nomination for Mobile County juvenile court judge, four years after running for the same seat as a Democrat.

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Mobile Scales of justice representing a county juvenile court

Retired Republican Judge Endorses the Democrat in the Race for Juvenile Court

James Bullard, August 9, 2004

Retired Mobile County Circuit Judge John Butler, a Republican who spent 22 years overseeing juvenile court, endorsed Democrat Jeff Glidewell over the GOP incumbent appointed to succeed him.

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Baldwin County A judge's gavel resting on legal books in a courtroom setting

Mobile Lawyers Weigh In: Bar Association Poll Picks Favorites in Judicial Races

James Bullard, May 18, 2004

A May 2004 Mobile Bar Association poll of members produced landslide preferences in several judicial contests, including a lopsided vote for Mobile attorney Robert H. Smith for the Alabama Supreme Court.

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