Longtime Mobile County school board member Ken Megginson of Semmes said he was torn over whether to seek re-election, calling the stewardship of 60,000 students an awesome responsibility he was reluctant to leave.
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Acquitted in Court, Herman Thomas Faces the Alabama Bar Over His Law License
A month after his acquittal, former Circuit Judge Herman Thomas was set for a February 16 hearing before an Alabama State Bar panel that will decide whether he may practice law again.
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Inside the Herman Thomas Trial: First Impressions From a Crowded Mobile Courtroom
The trial of former Mobile Circuit Judge Herman Thomas opened in October 2009 on more than 70 charges, with a retired judge presiding, a combative defense and a jury of 16 seated for a case expected to last weeks.
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Chris Galanos Weighs a Return to the Bench as McRae’s Seat Opens
Former District Attorney and Circuit Judge Chris Galanos was said to be weighing a run for the judgeship being vacated by Ferrill McRae, weeks after resolving a domestic violence charge.
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Former Prosecutor Michel Nicrosi Joins Herman Thomas’s Legal Team
Mobile attorney Michel Nicrosi, who won an acquittal in the Siegelman corruption trial, joined the defense of former Judge Herman Thomas as the district attorney pressed a criminal investigation.
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Jack Tillman Asks Appeals Court to Reconsider, Says Sheriff’s Lawyer Broke Faith
Attorneys for former Mobile County Sheriff Jack Tillman asked the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals to rehear his bid to undo the misdemeanor convictions that ended his career, arguing his own lawyer testified against him.
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Amended Complaint Deepened the Ethics Case Against a Suspended Mobile Judge
In July 2007, prosecutors added 15 charges against suspended Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman Thomas after most of his colleagues on the bench accused him of pulling cases off other dockets.
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Deputy Superintendent Hired a Lawyer as Scrutiny of 200 Phone Calls Intensified
Mobile County’s deputy school superintendent retained veteran attorney William A. Kimbrough after questions arose about more than 200 phone conversations with an ousted school board member under a court order.
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Beyond the Obvious: Mobile Insiders Sort the Winners and Losers of the 2006 Election
Bob Riley won, Luther Strange and John Tyson lost. But when the sun came up Wednesday, Mobile-area political hands saw a more complicated ledger of winners and losers across Alabama.
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On the Eve of a Bruising 2006 Election, Mobile Insiders Place Their Bets
As a hard-fought general election approached, attorneys, lobbyists and officials around Mobile and Baldwin counties handicapped races from governor to the local juvenile bench, and braced for a low turnout.