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Lee v. Macon County Board of Education (1963) – Court rules segregation in schooling was unconstitutional under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendment. Decision upheld by U.S. Supreme Court. [4] United States v. Alabama (1966) – Court rules poll tax violates the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendment.
As is typical with most state legislatures, supreme court justices in Alabama can be impeached. However, Amendment 580 to the state constitution places the Court of the Judiciary at a higher priority than legislative action—e.g. a judge cannot be impeached while being tried by the Court, and should a prosecution in the Court fail, the legislature may not proffer an impeachment for the same ...
The chief justice also serves as 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. [9] [dead link ] [how?]
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama is one of three federal judicial districts in Alabama. [2] Court for the District is held at Mobile and Selma. Mobile Division comprises the following counties: Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, and Washington.
The Alabama Circuit Courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in the State of Alabama.The Circuit Courts have jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal cases. For civil cases, the courts has authority to try cases with an amount in controversy of more than $3,000 and has exclusive original jurisdiction over claims for more than $10,000. [1]
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals [3] Alabama Circuit Courts (41 circuits) [4] Alabama District Courts (67 districts) [4] Alabama Municipal Courts (273 courts) [4] Alabama Probate Courts (68 courts) [4] Alabama Court of the Judiciary [5] Federal courts located in Alabama. Map of U.S. District Courts. United States District Court for the ...
During his 31 years on the court, he wrote 1,650 majority opinions, and he is the longest-serving Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, having been elected five times following his appointment. He authored the treatise Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure, [7] [3] [8] which is featured in two scenes in the film My Cousin Vinny.
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals is one of two appellate courts in the Alabama judicial system. The court was established in 1969 when what had been one unitary state Court of Appeals was broken into a criminal appeals court and a civil appeals court. The unified Court of Appeals had been operative since 1911.