Complaint filed against Alabama circuit judge
April 23, 2010
Alabama: Alabama Circuit Court Judge R. Joel Laird, Jr of Calhoun County Circuit Court had a complaint filed against him through the Alabama Ethics Commission on March 25. Anniston City Councilman Ben Little filed the complaint claiming that Laird did not pay certain taxes he owes and committed various other misdemeanors while on the bench. Little requested that Judge Laird either be removed from office or receive a public reprimand, saying this, "But convicted or not, I believe Judge Laird has committed crimes while sitting on the bench passing judgment on others."
The outcome of the affair remains uncertain, however, because the two-year statute of limitations had expired on filing criminal charges for the alleged finance and ethics reports crimes.[1]
Footnotes
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
