Court of the Judiciary Members

Chief Judge

  William C. Thompson

Court of Civil Appeals

300 Dexter Avenue

Montgomery, AL 36104

Members

  David A. Rains

Circuit Judge

Suite 406 County Courthouse

300 Grand Avenue South

Fort Payne, AL 35967


  Laura Petro

Circuit Judge

801 N. Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd

Birmingham, AL 35203


  John V. Denson, II

Circuit Judge (Retired)

Samford & Denson, LLP

P.O. Box 2345

Opelika, AL 36803-2345


  Jeffery T. Brock

District Judge

P.O. Box 227

Evergreen, AL 36401


  William D. Melton

Attorney at Law

P.O. Box 800

Evergreen, AL 36401-0800


  Samuel L. Jones

Mayor, City of Mobile

P.O. Box 1827

Mobile, AL 36633


  L. Gwaltney McCollum, Jr.

First National Bank of Jasper

P.O. Box 31

Jasper, AL 35502-0031


  Sandra R. Killion

Vulcan Industrial Contractors Co., LLC

P.O. Box 380217

Birmingham, AL 35242

Alabama Judicial System Appellate Courts Court of the Judiciary

Court of the Judiciary Overview

The Court of the Judiciary is created consisting of one judge of an appellate court, other than the Supreme Court, who shall be selected by the Supreme Court and shall serve as Chief Judge of the Court of the Judiciary; two judges of the circuit court, who shall be selected by the Circuit Judges' Association; and one district judge who shall be selected by the District Judges' Association.

Other members of the Court of the Judiciary shall consist of two members of the state bar, who shall be selected by the governing body of the Alabama State Bar; two persons who are not lawyers who shall be appointed by the Governor; and one person appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. Members appointed by the Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be subject to Senate confirmation before serving. Provided, however, that on January 1, 2005, the appointment authority granted to the Lieutenant Governor shall revert to the Governor and the Governor shall therefore be entitled to appoint three persons who are not lawyers, subject to Senate confirmation.

The court shall be convened to hear complaints filed by the Judicial Inquiry Commission. The court shall have authority, after notice and public hearing (1) to remove from office, suspend without pay, or censure a judge, or apply such other sanction as may be prescribed by law, for violation of a Canon of Judicial Ethics, misconduct in office, failure to perform his duties, or (2) to suspend with or without pay, or to retire a judge who is physically or mentally unable to perform his duties. Taken from the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, Amendment 581, §6.18.



Filed Documents By Case


COJ#40-Warner

06/20/2011
Complaint in the Matter of Patricia D. Warner, Circuit Judge (15th Circuit)

06/21/2011
Order of Recusal

07/21/2011
Answer

07/21/2011
Interrogatories to JIC

07/21/2011
Notice of Deposition

08/12/2011
Objections to Respondent's Interrogatories to JIC

08/12/2011
Motion for Protective Order

08/12/2011
Documents filed Under Seal

08/16/2011
Response to JIC's Motion for Protective Order

08/17/2011
Respondent's Motion to Compel Discovery

08/26/2011
Respondent's Withdrawal of Motion for Stay

09/06/2011
JIC's Reply in Support of Motion for Protective Order

09/08/2011
JIC's Response in Opposition to Respondent's Motion to Compel

09/23/2011
Respondent's Motion to Prohibit Taking of Testimony

09/23/2011
Respondent's Motion to Compel and To Sanction

09/26/2011
JIC's Response in Opposition to Motion to Compel and to Sanction

09/26/2011
JIC's Response to Motion to Prohibit Taking Testimony without Warner being present

09/26/2011
Respondent's Amended Motion Objecting to Issuance of Subpoena

09/27/2011
Respondent's Motion to Confirm Position of AJIC

09/27/2011
ORDER on Discovery Motions and Order Setting this Matter for a Status Conference

10/05/2011
JIC's Motion for Extension of Time

10/05/2011
Order granting Motion for Extension

10/11/2011
Amended Complaint

10/28/2011
JIC's Objection to Mediation Proceedings

11/02/2011
Motion To Amend First Amended Complaint

11/02/2011
First Amendment To First Amended Complaint

12/19/2011
Joint Motion to Resolve

12/19/2011
Motion to Set Hearing Date

01/05/2012
Order Setting Hearing Date

01/27/2012
Final Judgment

01/31/2012
Order


COJ#39-Steensland

12/14/2010
Complaint in the Matter of M. John Steensland Jr, Retired District Judge (20th Circuit)

12/21/2010
Motion to Designate Process Server

12/21/2010
Motion to Set Trial Date

01/14/2011
Answer

01/19/2011
Notice of Trial Date

01/28/2011
Notice Resetting Trial Date

02/15/2011
PreTrial Scheduling Order

02/18/2011
Motion to Stay Proceedings

02/18/2011
Order Calling for Answer to Motion to Stay

02/22/2011
Response to Motion to Stay

02/22/2011
Order Denying Motion to Stay

02/25/2011
Petitioner's Brief on Behalf
of JIC

02/25/2011
Respondent's Brief on Behalf
of Judge Steensland

02/28/2011
Motion to Continue Proceedings

02/28/2011
Order Calling for Answer to Motion to Continue

02/28/2011
Response to Motion to Continue

02/28/2011
Order Denying Motion to Continue

03/01/2011
Motion in Limine

03/01/2011
Motion to Dismiss

03/02/2011
Petition for Relief

03/02/2011
Order on Motions

03/09/2011
Motion to Strike Filed by JIC

03/10/2011
Order Denying Petition for Relief

03/11/2011
Order Setting Trial Date

04/13/2011
Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed in Supreme Court

04/14/2011
CORRECTED Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed in Supreme Court

05/02/2011
Final Judgment And Censure

05/27/2011
Motion to Tax Costs filed by JIC

05/27/2011
Memorandum in Support of Motion to Tax Costs

06/01/2011
Notice of Appeal

06/14/2011
Order Granting Motion for Costs

06/17/2011
Motion for Reconsideration filed by Judge Steensland

07/19/2011
Brief and Response to Request for costs

07/19/2011
Motion for Supplemental Briefing Schedule

07/19/2011
Motion for Disclosure of Cases

07/21/2011
Request for 21 Days to Respond to Respondent's Brief for Reconsideration of Court's Order Granting JIC's Motion to Tax Costs

07/22/2011
Order Granting Motion

08/12/2011
Brief in Opposition filed by JIC

08/17/2011
Reply Brief and Motion to Defer Taxing Costs filed by Respondent

08/17/2011
Motion to Supplement the Record filed by Respondent

08/22/2011
Order on Motions

04/10/2012
Order Taxing Costs


COJ#38-King

06/17/2010
Complaint in the Matter of Dan C. King III, Circuit Judge (10th Circuit)

07/23/2010
Answer

08/13/2010
Order of Trial Date

08/17/2010
Amended Order

08/18/2010
PreTrial Scheduling Order

09/13/2010
Motion Granted

09/16/2010
Respondent's Brief on Behalf of Judge King

09/16/2010
Petitioner's Brief on Behalf of JIC

09/30/2010
Final Judgment And Censure

11/29/2010
Order Granting Motion for Costs

01/05/2011
Order denying Motion To Alter, Amend or Vacate


COJ#37-Wiggins

05/04/2009
Complaint In The Matter of Marvin W. Wiggins, Circuit Judge (4th Circuit)

05/27/2009
Order

06/24/2009
Order Lifting Stay

06/24/2009
Order Rejecting Motion

07/06/2009
Motion for Reconsideration

07/08/2009
Order Denying Motion

07/10/2009
Waiver

07/13/2009
Answer

07/20/2009
Notice of Trial Date

07/27/2009
Exhibits 1-16

07/27/2009
Exhibits 17-25

07/28/2009
Amended Answer

07/28/2009
Stipulation of Evidence

07/29/2009
Amendment to Stipulation

07/30/2009
Final Judgment

07/30/2009
Public Reprimand