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 Posted by Danny, on December 10th, 2009, at 11:03 am I don’t know that the Alabama Line will tackle the task of handicapping each state legislative race, and the three Supreme Court races haven’t firmed up enough that it would yet be practical to handicap them individually either. However, undaunted, the Alabama Line is willing to consider the odds of a Republican takeover in [...] Posted by Danny, on December 4th, 2009, at 9:35 amOriginally posted Dec. 4 What are the odds that your favorite candidate will be elected to state office in November 2010? Are you watching a longshot and wondering what his chances are? Many thanks to the elected officials, the party [...] Posted by Danny, on November 20th, 2009, at 1:03 pm “Of course (it’s a problem),” Esdale explained. “When you have an aspirational target of 290 days and one justice has an average of over 400 days, it slows things [...] Posted by Danny, on October 19th, 2009, at 4:18 pm Associated Press reports that Criminal Appeals Court Judge Kelli Wise has made it official: she’s running as a Republican for the Supreme Court seat being vacated by Patti Smith. You can keep up with which candidates have announced and which ones are rumored at the 2010 Big List.
Related Articles: Posted by Danny, on October 9th, 2009, at 1:35 pmKudos to the state Supreme Court for transparency. About 16 months ago I wrote here about my request of the state Supreme Court for “records showing the number of cases pending, the average number of days that cases have been pending, and the average number of days between assignment and disposition, for each Justice on [...] Posted by Danny, on September 22nd, 2009, at 12:58 pm Chatter is picking up regarding the Supreme Court races… Here’s an update along with the basics for any latecomers… We have three seats up in 2010, all held by Republicans. Patti Smith has announced that she is not running again. The other two are held by Mike Bolin and Tom Parker. You can [...] Posted by Danny, on September 15th, 2009, at 10:15 am Ok… so the 2010 Big List, House elections directory, and Senate elections directory have received overdue updates. You can ferret out the changes yourself, but I’ll call a few points to your attention.
Posted by Danny, on August 26th, 2009, at 1:26 pmGeorge Wallace, Jr. is expected to announce that he will run for the Republican nomination for state Treasurer to succeed Kay Ivey in the role. (Sorry, Terry Dunn.) Circuit Judge Mac Parsons tells those around him that the Democrat is going to run for Republican Tom Parker’s seat on the Supreme Court. Win [...] Posted by Danny, on July 27th, 2009, at 3:27 pm What we have been hearing for a couple of months is now official: Supreme Court Justice Patti Smith will not run for re-election. We know Republican Kelli Wise intends to run from her seat on the Court of Criminal Appeals. It’s easy to imagine that Democrat Deborah Bell Paseur will jump in. [...] Posted by Danny, on May 28th, 2009, at 10:05 am Decision in process… Please wait… Democratic Supreme Court Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb put out a release this morning. Her intention regarding the 2010 governor’s race has been a matter of intense speculation especially among Democrats, many of whom do not want her to give up her role on the Supreme Court to run for this race. [...] Posted by Danny, on May 26th, 2009, at 1:54 pmWhat was supposed to be a very interesting story in this spot turned out to be a very ordinary story about Supreme Court Justice Champ Lyons being too old to run for re-election when his seat comes up for re-election in 2012. Perhaps I’ll delete this non-story at some point, but I did want to attempt [...] Posted by Danny, on May 8th, 2009, at 7:59 am State Finance Director Jim Main is expected to be appointed as a Judge on the Court of Criminal Appeals today, according to a source in-the-know. The position became open when Greg Shaw was elected to the state Supreme Court last November. Gov. Bob Riley has wanted Main to fill the spot but also [...] Posted by Danny, on May 4th, 2009, at 12:46 pmThose close to Sue Bell Cobb suggest to the Parlor that we shouldn’t expect a formal announcement on the Chief Justice’s intentions about running for the Democratic nomination for Governor until June. Decision in process… Please wait… Related Articles: Posted by Danny, on April 28th, 2009, at 7:51 amBecause a judge in Alabama has to resign to become a candidate in a non-judicial race, many doubt that Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb would actually become a candidate for governor. A lawyer has told me that when then-Chief Justice Roy Moore was considering a run for governor, there was a suggestion that [...] Posted by Danny, on April 22nd, 2009, at 9:32 am I have heard a surprising rumor from three disparate sources: Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb is considering entering the 2010 race for governor. Supposedly AEA chief Paul Hubbert is trying to convince Cobb to jump into the Democratic field. I also hear that those closest to her don’t necessarily think this [...] |
Daily Headlines, Saturday, 3/20/2010 Montgomery Advertiser – State’s gambling task force can resume Montgomery Advertiser – Ala. Democrats Bright, Davis to vote against health care bill Montgomery Advertiser – State briefs: Swine flu blamed in 6-year-old’s death Montgomery Advertiser – Court: Challenger rightful Evergreen mayor Montgomery Advertiser – Residents want vote on Pike [...] ChangeI wish my friend Hinton Mitchem godspeed and good luck after his retirement from public service. Hinton, on Monday, announced what many had suspected — he will not seek re-election. I remember meeting Hinton for the first time while I was a student at Auburn University. He served the people of his [...] Ten Minutes in the House, Senate Moves On Here is a quick preview of the upcoming week in Montgomery. This week will be a standard legislative schedule for the House. We will be in session on Tuesday and Thursday with committee meetings scheduled for Wednesday. Back in the Day... Tent City at Camp Sheridan near Montgomery, ca 1918 |
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