 Posted by Danny, on September 1st, 2010, at 11:42 am
 Supreme Court Justice Champ Lyons, a Republican, has contributed to the candidacy of Democrat Rhonda Chambers, according to a release from the Chambers campaign.
Chambers faces Republican Kelli Wise for the spot on the Supreme Court being vacated by Patti Smith.
Monday the Parlor broke the story for you of a similar contribution from Justice Tom [...]
 Posted by Danny, on August 30th, 2010, at 10:58 am
 Supreme Court Justice Tom Woodall, a Republican, has made a $5000 campaign contribution to the Mac Parsons’ campaign for the Supreme Court. Parsons, a Democrat, is challenging Republican incumbent Tom Parker.
Given the opportunity to comment to the Political Parlor, Justice Woodall said, “The only comment I have to make about it is that the [...]
 Posted by waltm, on July 20th, 2010, at 8:20 am
Or, what is important, putting party members in seats or ensuring your group is respected and splits not tolerated?
According to the Montgomery Advertiser, the Alabama Democratic Conference, has filed a complaint with the Judicial Inquiry Commission alleging that the Democratic nominee for place Seven on the 15th Judicial Circuit, Patricia Warner (facebook link), [...]
 Posted by waltm, on July 1st, 2010, at 4:05 pm
From the papers today, after a Supreme Court/Circuit Court duel, token resistance, amid cries of economic racism, and the appearance of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ron Sparks, the Governor’s task force has succeeded in seizing control of all the machines at the Greenetrack bingo hall.
Which leads me to wonder what awaits after [...]
 Posted by Danny, on June 25th, 2010, at 11:05 am
 First term state Rep. Benjamin Lewis (R – Dothan) is giving up his place on the ballot in HD 86. He has been appointed as Houston County District Judge by Gov. Bob Riley. Some smell politics behind the appointment.
Lewis figured heavily in the story of the electronic bingo bill that passed the [...]
 Posted by waltm, on June 19th, 2010, at 10:24 am
Looking over the this week has shown some good things and some bad things in the state, other than the oil spill. I’ll leave that discussion to those who can do it without use of Anglo-Saxon.
In the good category, we had a recount in the Republican Primary that was remarkable for the absence of [...]
 Posted by waltm, on May 29th, 2010, at 10:27 am
So said in part, Supreme Court candidate, Tracy Cary, in a Birmingham News article, when questioned about a FCPA filing showing no donations but the next day, bought an estimated $650,000 in advertising. while the estimate was provided by staffer of the opposing candidate, the figure not disclaimed.
All in all, a slick [...]
 Posted by Hilary, on May 28th, 2010, at 11:30 am
 The ballot remains the same in the GOP primary for Supreme Court Justice, Place 3.
Supreme Court Justice and candidate Tom Parker had sued to get GOP challenger Eric Johnston taken off the ballot, citing two disclosure statements that Parker maintained were not timely filed which, Parker also maintained, should have barred Johnston’s name [...]
 Posted by Hilary, on May 21st, 2010, at 4:16 pm
 The Alabama Supreme Court ruled today (.pdf) that Attorney General Troy King has no authority over Governor Bob Riley’s Task Force on Illegal Gambling.
In so doing, the Court answered two questions:
- Can the governor authorize legal and law-enforcement action without the approval of the attorney general or local district attorneys? (yes)
- Does the attorney general have [...]
 Posted by Hilary, on May 17th, 2010, at 7:18 pm
 It will remain a three-way race in the Republican primary for Supreme Court, Place 3.
Incumbent Tom Parker sued to remove challenger Eric Johnston from the ballot April 30 but Montgomery County Circuit Judge William Shashy denied his request, issuing his order (.pdf) this afternoon.
Parker had asserted that two of Johnston’s disclosure statements [...]
 Posted by Hilary, on May 5th, 2010, at 3:33 pm
 Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker not only is running for re-election (we weren’t so sure in late March, but then he did qualify on time), he wants a fellow Republican kicked off the primary ballot. And now.
Parker sued challenger Eric Johnston (amongst others) in Montgomery County Circuit Court Friday, alleging Johnston [...]
 Posted by Hilary, on April 3rd, 2010, at 7:33 pm
The Alabama Supreme Court handed down their decision in Jerry Blevins v Beth Chapman (as Secretary of State) yesterday during Qualification Madness. You might have overlooked this quirky piece of news, especially if you’d only seen the first paragraph in the Associated Press story:
The Alabama Supreme Court has upheld a [...]
 Posted by Danny, on April 1st, 2010, at 12:42 pm
 Republican Tom Parker qualified today to run for re-election to the Supreme Court according to the state GOP office – and contrary to what others [...]
 Posted by Danny, on March 29th, 2010, at 1:01 pm
 A usually reliable source tells the Political Parlor that Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker is not going to seek re-election.
The word is that two more Republicans may yet qualify for the race by the Friday deadline, including Parker’s pick who is said to be “a very conservative lawyer with previous political involvement with morals [...]
 Posted by Hilary, on March 26th, 2010, at 4:35 pm
 From the Huntsville Times today:
Circuit Judge Bruce Williams has sentenced Kenneth Shipp to life in prison without parole for the 2007 murder of Huntsville police officer Eric Freeman.
Williams agreed with the recommendation a jury made in February. The jury that convicted Shipp, 55, of capital murder recommended by a 9-to-3 vote that he should get [...]
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Small Town News
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Back in the Day...USS Alabama, 1905
Legislative Dispatch
By Rep. Cam Ward on August 23, 2010
Alabama just finished one of the bizarre primary election cycles in recent memory. I mean really, who would have ever thought 12 months ago that Ron Sparks and Robert Bentley would have been facing off against one another for the big prize? Both men are personal friends but I think even they had to [...]
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By Rep. Cam Ward on May 31, 2010
As an elected official, I am tuned into voting habits and practices. Call me a political junkie, but I am fascinated by the whole electoral process—what age group votes most often, what issues motivate them and what media outlet is the most effective. While all of my interest in the political world is a hobby [...]
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Purple Dot Connection
By Natalie Davis on June 1, 2010
I’ve been in Venice on a little vacation and just returned last night. I’ve been trying to catch up and see that there have been few dramatic events in the last 10 days. I thought the www.fivethirtyeight.com piece was especially good, though the comments reflected the anti-Alabama knee-jerk reactions of those who live outside the [...]
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