A five-member Alabama State Bar disciplinary panel found former Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman Thomas untruthful and barred him from practicing law, crediting the inmates a jury had not.
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Acquitted Ex-Judge Herman Thomas Weighs a Run Against Vivian Figures
Months after his acquittal, former judge Herman Thomas was among several prominent figures weighing a challenge to state Sen. Vivian Figures, whose family had testified for the prosecution at his trial.
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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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Dark Skies Over the Jail: Herman Thomas Surrenders on a 57-Count Indictment
The former Mobile circuit judge surrendered on charges of extortion, kidnapping and sexual abuse involving nine inmates, while his lawyer denounced the case outside the jail as a ‘high tech lynching.’
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Mobile Notebook: A Scarce Mayor, a Promised Rebuttal and a District Meeting in Leinkauf
Mayor Sam Jones’s absence from City Hall was raising eyebrows, the camp of former judge Herman Thomas promised a reply to recent allegations, and Councilman William Carroll called a district meeting.
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Seventeen Months After Herman Thomas Left the Bench, Mobile’s Courts Still Wait for Answers
Seventeen months after Herman Thomas resigned from the Mobile County circuit bench and halted his own misconduct trial, the allegations against him remained unresolved and the questions kept resurfacing.
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Suspended Judge Ordered From His Home as Wife Files for Divorce
A judge ordered suspended Clarke County Circuit Judge Stuart DuBose to vacate his Jackson home and barred him from threatening his wife, their daughters or her attorney, then sealed the file and stepped aside.
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‘Diminished Capacity’: Suspended Judge’s Answer to 60 Charges Took an Unusual Turn
Facing a 113-page ethics complaint, Clarke County Circuit Judge Stuart DuBose denied every count and argued that his mental and physical condition had impaired his ability to make rational decisions.
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Suspended Judge’s Bid to Halt Ethics Case Rejected in a Single Handwritten Word
Clarke County Circuit Judge Stuart DuBose asked the Court of the Judiciary to pause proceedings while investigators kept working. The chief judge scrawled ‘Denied’ across the motion and signed it.