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35-410: The Governor of Alabama may fill vacancies when they occur for the remainder of unexpired terms. The current line-up for the court is all Republican . There is no specific limitation on the number of terms to which a member may be elected. However, the state constitution under Amendment 328, adopted in 1973, prohibits any member from seeking election once they reach age 70. The current Clerk of Court

70-550: A governor serving two consecutive terms can run again after waiting out the next term. The constitution had no set date for the commencement of a governor's term until 1901, when it was set at the first Monday after the second Tuesday in the January following an election. However, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in 1911 that a governor's term ends at midnight at the end of Monday, and the next governor's term begins

105-689: A joint vote of both houses of the Alabama Legislature . These judges met in May 1820 in the capital city of Cahaba for the first term of the Supreme Court. Clement Comer Clay was appointed by the other judges as the first chief justice of the court. Following his resignation in 1823, he was succeeded by Abner Smith Lipscomb . The court was then reorganized in 1832. It then became a separate court with three justices elected to six-year terms. Abner Lipscomb remained as chief justice. In 1851

140-642: Is Margaret "Megan" Byrne Rhodebeck, who assumed the office by appointment on August 1, 2022. The Supreme Court of Alabama was organized under the governorship of William Wyatt Bibb , and had its beginnings with the Alabama Constitution of 1819, which stated that until the General Assembly deemed otherwise, the functions of the Supreme Court would be handled by the judges of the Alabama circuit courts . The circuit judges were elected by

175-465: The Barry Goldwater sweep of Alabama, Hooper was elected probate judge of Montgomery County , the first Republican to have been elected to that position since the 19th century. He continued as the probate judge, handling wills, successions, and estate transactions, until 1974, when was elected Judge of Alabama's 15th Judicial Circuit. In 1983, he returned to private practice. In 1968, Hooper

210-928: The President of the United States before it became a state; he became the first state governor. Alabama was admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819. It seceded from the Union on January 11, 1861, and was a founding member of the Confederate States of America on February 4, 1861. Following the end of the American Civil War , Alabama during Reconstruction was part of the Third Military District , which exerted some control over governor appointments and elections. Alabama

245-698: The Alabama Appellate Courts is Earl Marsh, who was appointed in 2020. In February 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine that frozen embryos were "extrauterine children" and thus were legally children in the State of Alabama . In a concurring opinion, Chief Justice Tom Parker discussed the issue " theologically ", writing that "human life cannot be wrongfully destroyed without incurring

280-737: The Courts is under the leadership of a director appointed by the chief justice of the Court. The Administrative Office of the Courts is responsible for a variety of functions including but not limited to the Juvenile Probation Offices for the Family Court System, Child Support Enforcement, Human Resources Division of the Court, and the Court Interpreter Registry. The current director, Rich Hobson,

315-560: The U.S. Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions for which a special election was held in December 2017. Stuart was appointed for the remainder of the term by Governor Kay Ivey on April 26, 2017. Chief Justice Stuart, who became the first female Republican chief justice, has been an associate justice of the court since 2001. She faced Associate Justice Tom Parker in the GOP primary in June 2018, and lost

350-500: The administrative head of the Alabama Judicial System. The court makes all rules governing administration, practice, and procedure for all Alabama courts. The exercise of this authority eliminates technicalities which usually cause delays in trial courts and reversals in appellate courts. The Alabama Supreme Court has had an unusually high turnover in the chief justice position, going back to October 1995. Since then,

385-468: The associate justice seat he then held and Governor Kay Ivey appointed outgoing Justice Mendheim to the seat. Chief Justice Parker is 67 years old and will not be constitutionally eligible to seek another term in 2024, thus resulting in another new chief justice in 2025. List of all chief justices of Alabama Supreme Court: Most of the current members of the court initially came to their seats via election, with two exceptions: The Administrative Office of

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420-517: The availability of IVF" and called on lawmakers in Alabama to preserve access to IVF. Governor of Alabama The governor of Alabama is the head of government of the U.S. state of Alabama . The governor is the head of the executive branch of Alabama's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws. There have officially been 54 governors of the state of Alabama; this official numbering skips acting and military governors. The first governor, William Wyatt Bibb , served as

455-421: The configuration that remains today. Former Justice Janie L. Shores was the first of six women to serve on the court. She was elected to the court in 1974. The first of three black justices to serve on the court was former Justice Oscar W. Adams Jr. , who in 1980 was initially appointed by then Governor Fob James to serve the remainder of an unexpired term. Justice Adams became the first black justice elected to

490-531: The court when he was elected two years later to serve a full six-year term. The court moved to the new Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building at 300 Dexter Avenue in 1994. In 2022 the Supreme Court of Alabama Chief Justice Tom Parker Issued a letter of apology on behalf of the State of Alabama to the Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama. The Supreme Court of Alabama has the authority to review decisions by all

525-537: The financially difficult years of the Great Depression . The state acquired and started a remodel of the building in 1938 for the relocation of the Judicial Department, Attorney General and State Law Library. Legislative Act Number 602, 1969 Alabama Acts was passed during Regular Session of 1969. It increased the number of associate justices to eight, bringing the number of court justices to

560-503: The judicial canon of ethics. Associate Justice Gorman Houston acted as temporary chief justice during Moore's suspension but before his actual removal from office. After Moore vacated the office, the Governor appointed Drayton Nabers Jr. Sue Bell Cobb defeated Chief Justice Nabers in 2006. Cobb resigned for personal reasons in the middle of her term. Her replacement, Chuck Malone was appointed on August 1, 2011, by Governor Robert Bentley but

595-478: The legislature. The number of justices was increased to four in 1889. In 1891, the number increased to five. Following the adoption of the 1901 constitution, the 1903 session of the legislature raised the number of justices to seven. In 1940 the Supreme Court moved from the Capitol Building to 445 Dexter Avenue. The building had been built as a Scottish Rite temple in 1926 but was sold to the state during

630-693: The lieutenant governor are elected at the same time but not on the same ticket. Alabama was a strongly Democratic state before the Civil War, electing only candidates from the Democratic-Republican and Democratic parties. It had two Republican governors following Reconstruction, but after the Democratic Party re-established control, 112 years passed before voters chose another Republican. Perry Hooper Sr. Perry Oliver Hooper Sr. (April 8, 1925 – April 24, 2016)

665-611: The lower courts of the state and the authority to determine certain legal matters over which no other court has jurisdiction. It further has the authority to issue any necessary orders to carry out the general superintendence of the Unified Judicial System of Alabama. It has exclusive jurisdiction over all appeals in disputes exceeding $ 50,000, as well as appeals from the Alabama Public Service Commission . The chief justice also serves as

700-432: The next day, regardless of if they were sworn in on Monday. The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1868, abolished in 1875, and recreated in 1901. According to the current constitution, should the governor be out of the state for more than 20 days, the lieutenant governor becomes acting governor , and if the office of governor becomes vacant the lieutenant governor ascends to the governorship. The governor and

735-545: The number of justices was increased to five. In 1853 the membership of the court was reduced to three again. By this time the court had its own chambers in the newly completed Alabama State Capitol . No changes to the court occurred during the years of the Civil War . The new state constitution of 1868, drafted during the Reconstruction Era , committed the election of the three justices to the people rather than

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770-430: The number of their first term. William D. Jelks also served non-consecutive terms, but his first term was in an acting capacity. The longest-serving governor was George Wallace , who served 16 years over four terms. The shortest term for a non-acting governor was that of Hugh McVay , who served four and a half months after replacing the resigning Clement Comer Clay . Lurleen Wallace , the first wife of George Wallace,

805-493: The only governor of the Alabama Territory . Five people have served as acting governor, bringing the total number of people serving as governor to 59, spread over 63 distinct terms. Four governors have served multiple non-consecutive terms: Bibb Graves , Jim Folsom , and Fob James each served two, and George Wallace served three non-consecutive periods. Officially, these non-consecutive terms are numbered only with

840-456: The post has been occupied by eight different individuals for nine different time periods. Not one of these individuals has completed an entire term of six years. Perry Hooper Sr. , elected in 1994, did not assume the office until October, 1995, after a protracted election contest that prevented him from taking office until nine months into the term. He was succeeded by Roy Moore, who was elected in 2000 but removed from office due to violations of

875-428: The primary to Parker in a relatively close race. Parker had previously lost a GOP primary for the post to Drayton Nabers in 2006. In November 2018, Alabamians selected a new chief justice when Republican Tom Parker easily defeated Democrat Robert Vance. Justice Parker became the eighth different chief justice in only seventeen years when he assumed office on January 11, 2019. When Parker became chief justice, he vacated

910-428: The result, seeking to count approximately 2,000 absentee ballots that were unwitnessed and unsigned. In September 1995, U.S. District Judge Alex T. Howard Jr. decided that they should not be counted. His decision was upheld by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and a stay granted by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy expired on October 14. The full court declined to hear the case on October 19, 1995, and Hooper

945-441: The vote in higher socio-economic precincts in both Montgomery and Birmingham. Lower-income whites, conversely, supported Allen by a wide margin. In 1994, Hooper was narrowly elected chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, with a winning margin of just 262 votes. He was not sworn in until October 20, 1995, almost nine months after his term had begun. Allies of the sitting Democratic Chief Justice, Ernest C. Hornsby , challenged

980-465: The wrath of a holy God", as "even before birth, all human beings bear the image of God, and their lives cannot be destroyed without effacing his glory". The court's ruling has led three major Alabama medical providers to discontinue in-vitro fertilisation treatment because of legal uncertainty created by the decision. The ruling was described by the U.S. President Joe Biden as "outrageous and unacceptable". Former President Trump said he “strongly supports

1015-470: Was an American jurist who served as the 27th chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court from 1995 to 2001. He was the first Republican since Reconstruction to have been elected to his state's highest court. With receipt of his Juris Doctor degree, he entered private practice. Hooper was active in the Republican Party during the days when it barely existed in Alabama. In 1964, during

1050-432: Was appointed by Chief Justice Tom Parker to the position in January, 2019. This is Hobson's third time in the position having previously served in the post from 2001 to 2003 and from 2013 to 2016. The State of Alabama marshals are responsible for protection of the Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, and the Court of Civil Appeals. They also serve subpoenas and court documents among other duties. The current marshal of

1085-462: Was defeated for re-nomination by former Chief Justice Roy Moore in 2012. Moore assumed the office a second time beginning in January 2013, and was again suspended from office on May 6, 2016, by the Court of the Judiciary. Associate Justice Lyn Stuart became chief justice on April 26, 2017, when Moore formally resigned from the seat from which he was already suspended. Moore then sought election to

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1120-512: Was readmitted to the Union on July 14, 1868. The first Alabama Constitution , ratified in 1819, provided that a governor be elected every two years, limited to serve no more than 4 out of every 6 years. This limit remained in place until the constitution of 1868, which simply allowed governors to serve terms of two years. The current constitution of 1901 increased terms to four years, but prohibited governors from succeeding themselves. An amendment in 1968 allowed governors to succeed themselves once;

1155-524: Was seated. Hooper served as chief justice until his retirement in 2001, when he was succeeded by fellow Republican Roy Moore . Perry Hooper Sr. lived in Montgomery with his wife. They have four children. Hooper's son, Perry O. Hooper Jr. , also of Montgomery, is a Republican former member of the Alabama House of Representatives . The junior Hooper was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for

1190-813: Was the Republican nominee for the United States Senate for the open seat vacated by retiring Democrat Lister Hill . In the general election , Hooper received 201,277 votes (24 percent of the major party vote) to 638,774 (76 percent) for the Democratic nominee, former Lieutenant Governor James B. Allen , a conservative whose views were similar to those of Hooper. Still Hooper polled 54,304 more votes in his statewide race than did his party's presidential nominee, Richard M. Nixon . Hooper narrowly held his home county of Montgomery and fared best among upper-income whites, having received two thirds of

1225-427: Was the first woman to serve as governor of Alabama, and the third woman to serve as governor of any state. The current governor is Republican Kay Ivey , who took office on April 10, 2017 following Robert J. Bentley 's resignation amidst a corruption scandal. She is the second female governor of Alabama. Alabama Territory was formed on March 3, 1817, from Mississippi Territory . It had only one governor appointed by

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