Judge on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals; Follower of Christ, Husband, Father, & former District Attorney

Auburn, AL
#OnThisDay in #history Sept. 25, 1981: Sandra Day O'Connor was officially sworn in as the first female associate justice of #SCOTUS. Nominated by President Ronald Reagan.
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@AlabamaStateBar results came out today. Congratulations to those who passed. If you didn’t, take a few days to react. Then kick it in gear. Your worth is not measured in a test score.
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#OnThisDay in Alabama #history: Sept. 25, 1867: The Southern Star, Dale County's oldest newspaper, was first published. It holds the distinction of being the oldest newspaper in Alabama continuously owned and operated by a single family across multiple generations. Sold in 2021.
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🚨🚨July 2026 @AlabamaStateBar Results. Overall passage rate: 51.64% @Ala_Law_School 95.38% @CumberlandLaw 76.67% @FaulknerLaw 56.92 Only 1st time takers passage: UA: 98.36% Cumberland: 83.02% Faulkner Law: 65.38% #barexam
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#OnThisDay in #history Sept. 25, 1789: The 1st U.S. Congress voted to adopt and send 12 constitutional amendments—known as the Bill of Rights—to the states for ratification. #civics #civiceducation
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🚨🚨 Order of Ala. Sup. Ct. amending Rule 7.3(a) and Rule 34.5, Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure, effective October 1, 2026. judicial.alabama.gov/docs/ru…
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🚨🚨 Order of Ala. Sup. Ct. amending Rule 5 and Rule 11, Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, adopting the Committee Comments thereto, and amending Form ARCiv-93,effective October 1, 2026. judicial.alabama.gov/docs/ru…
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One more sleep til the July 2026 @AlabamaStateBar results are released. #FutureLawyers
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Opportunity for all law students. @Ala_Law_School @FaulknerLaw @CumberlandLaw
Adam Smith and the Founders writing competition: Please forward to any law students you know or teach and suggest they consider submitting a paper!
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#OnThisDay Sept, 24, 1755. #HappyBirthday John Marshall, the 4th #SCOTUS CJ. He ended the practice of each justice writing their own separate opinion. And instead, the Court issued a single, unified majority opinion. And he moved the Court from wearing colorful to black robes.
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Tonight in my undergraduate Advanced Legal Research & Writing class at @AuburnU, Appellate Brief Writing.
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Good news. Hoping that civics education ranking of 16th in the nation moves into top five soon. #civics #civicseducation
Heritage 2026 Education Freedom Report Card ranks Alabama ninth nationally 1819news.com/news/item/herit… @aprylmarie @Heritage @1819News
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#OnThisDay Sept. 24, 1789: President George Washington signs Judiciary Act of 1789, officially setting up #SCOTUS, circuit courts & district courts. As well as the the office of the Attorney General. #civics #America #federalcourts
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#OnThisDay Sept. 22, 1776, Continental Army captain and schoolteacher Nathan Hale was hanged by the British for spying in New York. After led to the gallows, legend has it he said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." #America250 #civics #patriot
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#OnThisDay Sept. 22, 1891 - Happy 135th Birthday to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. #appellatetwitter
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#OnThisDay Sept. 21, 1981, after 191 years, the U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed (99-0) Sandra Day O'Connor as the first female #SCOTUS Associate Justice. Previous to her confirmation, she served as Arizona’s Senate Majority Leader. And later on the Arizona Court of Appeals.
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#OnThisDay Sept. 20, 1819, Alabama held its first general election. It lasted two days and resulted in the election of the first governor. And the first state legislators, including 45 representatives and 22 senators, and first court clerks, sheriffs and U.S. congressmen. #civics
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As we begin this new week remember.
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