Supreme Court of Alabama Decisions
The Alabama Supreme Court was created by Article VI, Section 139 of the Alabama Constitution. In addition to reviewing appeals from lower courts and the Alabama Public Service Commission, the Alabama Supreme Court has the authority to review disputes that involve an amount in controversy greater than $50,000, if no other Alabama court has jurisdiction over the dispute. Article IV, Section 140 of the Alabama Constitution describes the organization of the Court and the scope of its jurisdiction.
The nine justices on the Court, including the Chief Justice, are elected for six-year terms. To be eligible, a candidate must be no older than 70, licensed to practice in Alabama, and a resident of Alabama for at least one year. If a justice retires, resigns, dies, or is removed from office before the end of their term, the Governor of Alabama will appoint a replacement. To retain their seat, that justice must run in the next general election that is at least one year after they are appointed. Removing a justice requires either an impeachment procedure or an investigation by the Judicial Inquiry Commission that results in a complaint filed with the Alabama Court of the Judiciary.
The Alabama Supreme Court has issued many rules that control procedures and practices in courts throughout the state. These include rules of evidence, civil procedure, appellate procedure, judicial administration, and disciplinary procedure, among other rules. The Court also has issued seven canons of judicial ethics to govern the actions of judges in the state.
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Recent Decisions From the Supreme Court of Alabama
Date: May 3, 2024
Docket Numbers: SC-2022-0515, SC-2022-0579
Date: May 3, 2024
Docket Number: SC-2023-0945
Justia Opinion Summary: In November 2015, Raymond Shane Greene was convicted of rape, sodomy, and sexual abuse of a child under 12 years of age. The trial court sentenced Greene to life imprisonment for the rape conviction, 99 years'…
Date: April 26, 2024
Docket Numbers: SC-2023-0741, SC-2024-0141
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Carl Michael Seibert who appealed a summary judgment by the Madison Circuit Court in favor of Lorri Stricklen and Zoe Aldige. Seibert had filed claims of malicious prosecution and abuse of process…
Date: April 19, 2024
Docket Number: SC-2023-0392
Date: April 19, 2024
Docket Numbers: SC-2023-0052, SC-2023-0735
Date: April 19, 2024
Docket Numbers: SC-2023-0313, SC-2023-0314, SC-2023-0315, SC-2023-0316, SC-2023-0317, SC-2023-0318, SC-2023-0319, SC-2023-0320, SC-2023-0827
Justia Opinion Summary: The State of Alabama initiated 14 separate actions against various businesses, nonprofit organizations, property owners, and municipalities, alleging that they were responsible for the operation of illegal gambling…
Date: April 19, 2024
Docket Numbers: SC-2023-0464, SC-2023-0869
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves siblings Kim J. Washington and Katrina J. Williams who filed a lawsuit against their brother Elrick Earl Johnson seeking to partition a jointly owned real property. The property in question is "heirs…
Date: April 12, 2024
Docket Numbers: SC-2023-0520, SC-2023-0572
Date: April 12, 2024
Docket Number: SC-2023-0586
Date: April 12, 2024
Docket Number: SC-2024-0039
Date: April 12, 2024
Docket Numbers: SC-2023-0384, SC-2023-0801, SC-2024-0024, SC-2024-0042
Date: April 12, 2024
Docket Numbers: SC-2023-0221, SC-2023-0381, SC-2023-0414, SC-2024-0040, SC-2024-0090
Date: April 12, 2024
Docket Numbers: SC-2024-0070, SC-2024-0127, SC-2024-0139
Date: April 12, 2024
Docket Numbers: SC-2023-0385, SC-2023-0761, SC-2023-0768, SC-2023-0946, SC-2024-0132, SC-2024-0140
Justia Opinion Summary: This case involves a dispute over church property between Harvest Church-Dothan ("Harvest") and the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, Inc. ("the AWFC") and the General Council on Finance and…
Date: April 12, 2024
Docket Numbers: SC-2023-0637, SC-2023-0839, SC-2024-0164, SC-2024-0167
Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around a dispute between the City of Gulf Shores and Coyote Beach Sports, LLC. The city passed a municipal ordinance regulating the motor-scooter-rental business, which required renters to possess a…
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