Question Lingers Over Who Replaces Mobile Probate Judge in Adoption Case
After Mobile County Probate Judge Don Davis recused himself from a same-sex adoption case, lawyers are fighting over who should name his replacement.
Mobile County Records Reveal How Some Free Blacks Chose Slavery Before the Civil War
Mobile County probate records show several free Black residents petitioned local judges to become enslaved amid rising hostility before the Civil War.
Baldwin County Probate Judge Stops Performing Weddings as Same-Sex Marriage Becomes Legal
Baldwin County Probate Judge Tim Russell said he will stop performing any weddings, citing workload and moral objections, as Alabama began same-sex marriages.
Sprinkler System Flooded Mobile County Probate Court in 2009
A fire-sprinkler system flooded Mobile County Probate Court in January 2009, damaging documents at the Government Street building that holds records including marriage licenses and voting materials.
Mobile Judge Enters $1.2 Million Judgment Against a Sitting Clarke County Judge
Mobile County Circuit Judge John Lockett entered a $1.19 million judgment against Circuit Judge Stuart Dubose of Clarke County in a legal malpractice case over a $2.5 million estate Dubose…