Gov. Robert Bentley has 90 days to choose among three finalists recommended to fill a vacant Mobile County District Court judgeship this year.
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Mobile County
Sixteen Candidates Vie for Open Mobile County District Court Seat
Sixteen attorneys have submitted their names for consideration to fill the Mobile County District Court judge seat vacated by Judge Jay York.
Baldwin County
Baldwin County Opens Search for New Circuit Judge After Wilters’ Retirement
Baldwin County has launched a public selection process to fill a circuit judge vacancy following Judge Robert Wilters’ announced retirement in June.
Baldwin County
Dauphin Island Seeks New Municipal Judge as Bench Vacancies Stir Legal Community
The Town of Dauphin Island opened a search for a new municipal judge, drawing a dozen applicants in a contest that offered an early glimpse at the coming competition for a circuit judgeship in Mobile County.
Local News
Mobile’s City Council Handed the Metro Jail Docket to Prosecutor Carol Little
The Mobile City Council selected assistant city attorney Carol Little, a Vanderbilt graduate and Howard University law alumna, to fill the part-time judgeship covering the Metro Jail docket.
Local News
GOP Chairman Mark Erwin Applies for the Circuit Judgeship Left by Herman Thomas
Mobile attorney and Republican Party chairman Mark Erwin formally applied for the circuit court vacancy created by Judge Herman Thomas’s resignation, as more names surfaced for the appointment.
Local News
Judicial Panel Begins Search for Successor After Herman Thomas Resigns
With Judge Herman Thomas gone from the bench, a selection committee chaired by Presiding Judge Charlie Graddick prepared to screen candidates for a Mobile County circuit judgeship, and the list was long.
Local News
A Courthouse Ceremony for Judge Sarah Hicks Stewart, and a Season of Kickoff Rallies
Mobile County’s newest circuit judge was set for a public investiture at the courthouse, and a string of campaign kickoffs signaled that the 2006 election season had arrived at Government Street.