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Alabama Supreme Court justice vacancy (January 2018)
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Alabama Supreme Court Justice Glenn Murdock retired on January 16, 2018. In a letter announcing his retirement, Murdock wrote, "I have tried to discharge my duties with a simple, overarching goal: to just do what is right in each case...To that end, I have endeavored in every case to follow the law as I have been granted the wisdom to discern the same. In so doing, I hope I have met my responsibility to help preserve that law."[1]
Under Alabama law, Republican Governor Kay Ivey appointed Murdock's replacement. On January 22, 2018, Ivey announced her appointment of then-Judge Brad Mendheim to fill Murdock's seat. Justice Mendheim's appointment took effect on January 23, 2018.[2] Mendheim was Ivey's second appointment to the nine-member supreme court.
The appointee
Justice Brad Mendheim earned his B.A. from Auburn University and his J.D. from Cumberland School of Law of Samford University.[3] At the time of his appointment to the supreme court, Mendheim was a judge on Circuit 20 in Alabama. Prior to his service on the bench, Mendheim was in private practice. He also served for six years as an assistant district attorney.[4]
The selection process
All justices on the Alabama Supreme Court are elected for six-year terms in partisan elections.[5] The court consists of eight associate justices and one chief justice. Vacancies between elections are filled through appointments by the governor of Alabama. The justice must run for the seat in the general election at least one year after being appointed.[5]
Appointee candidates and nominations
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About Justice Murdock
Murdock was elected to a six-year term on the court in 2006 and was re-elected in 2012.[6] He resigned from the court on January 16, 2018.[7]
After graduating from law school, Murdock returned to Alabama, where he was a law clerk to the late Judge Clarence Allgood of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. He then went into private practice at a law firm that argued cases before the state and federal courts of Alabama. Murdock also served as an attorney to the Honorable Perry O. Hooper, Sr., in the successful year-long federal court litigation to establish the lawful winner of the 1994 Alabama chief justice election. In 2000, Murdock was elected to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. He was elected to the Alabama Supreme Court in 2006 and began serving on the court in January 2007.[6]
Murdock received his undergraduate degree in political science and economics from the University of Alabama in 1978, graduating summa cum laude. He received his J.D. in 1981 from the University of Virginia School of Law.[6]
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Footnotes
- ↑ AL.com, "Alabama Supreme Court justice to resign, governor's office says," January 4, 2017
- ↑ Dothan Eagle, "Brad Mendheim sworn in as newest Alabama Supreme Court Justice," January 22, 2018
- ↑ Martindale, "Judge Profile: Brady Eutaw Mendheim, Jr.," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Political Reporter, "Ivey appoints Brad Mendheim to Supreme Court," January 23, 2018
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Alabama Unified Judicial System, "Qualifications of Judges," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Alabama Judicial System, "Glenn Murdock," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ U.S. News & World Report, "Justice Glenn Murdock Resigns From Alabama Supreme Court," January 4, 2018
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Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama
State courts:
Alabama Supreme Court • Alabama Court of Civil Appeals • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals • Alabama Circuit Courts • Alabama District Courts • Alabama Juvenile Courts • Alabama Municipal Courts • Alabama Probate Courts • Alabama Small Claims Courts
State resources:
Courts in Alabama • Alabama judicial elections • Judicial selection in Alabama
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