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Mcmbm of 0Ill' bu bave 11110 dilig<"ll'ly workN on a>mmi •• l«S aOO task fon:a of.he 'Ia~ bu <Nt:r rht )ntS '0 imp!'O'o'e our tu~, 0Ill' indiFfll defense systm> aOO rho WI)' "" ~Iect our jud&a. in an ~lfon 10 cootinue rbil very impDnanI pan ofour minion. llIis year .... crarcd I Commu ni.)' EIIlKllloft Commln~ under rht able Ie3denhip of " 1]]..... UIH)'. OM 0( iu wb illO ~Iop brochum or pamphlttJ desiped 10 edueasc rho public OIl impon2ru i _ . Prior 10 rho SU~'!; VOle on Gow:mor Riley'!; tar. JII"!'OS"I0 rho IWC bu pili>Jisbed I pamphlet wIIich prumlN both sides of !he: i~. The: brochure was exlremely " -e11 ~ived. ~ CEO of . rorpon. ,ion wnxt lru., he had pn:r;i<kd C<lPi" 10 all of hi, cmployetl bfcaust;. was !he: only publio.'ion .... hioh pr=n.ed both ,idel of the i$I ..... in an ur>dc"",ndable way.

l1le commi~ il in the procO$l of dtvelopina; brocbu," pre,.n.in, both lides of !he: ilSlleS on cons.itutional refonn aOO I death pmall)' monuorium. II is I OO<I>e\O"haI .Iow procest. bu1 I l1li ...,.,..inCN ont Ilw i, very aorth ....biJ.,. If .... arc 10 k""p our ,....,..tJIic. i. wi11 ~ toeca.... our citizens are educarcd 1\>ouI and UIIoCknwId rht law. and rcspea it.

Our Co.nmunil)' E<:Ncation Comminoe is also coopen'iJIa .... ith the Allbl ml C.... u lOr Law I " d ct.ir [11"" .. loft beaded by JI ..I« C_I ... Tho. group has been I leader in hoi"';na back oivic NlICI.ion .0 our public ",hooI •. Earlier thi, year. •·red GI1I)' lIId I WTOIt itI'en 10 Cl<:rvftl>Or Riley flIOOUf'l\lIina him 10 keep civic fduc:1'ion in our public ",bool,. We bave l"e<'ently Icanw:d ,ru.1 i .....iII eon.in ..... for ono!he:r cycle. 0.,. >-err orealive program wIIioh is htlpinglO edlKo.e the public is the ,,""Ie bu'l MlA-gll M il... o".." pn.>&fIZI1. F'nmantnl markcn have beeft placed in areas around the mte 10 commemonte .igniFlCant evflIU. MOSt ~mly.• he fiatt bu joined with lhe J IOlLsG .. 1I1.... rI.,.1 Anod • •Io .. 10 establish an

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COMMISSIONERS Bar commissioners will be electe<l by those laW{(lls wi th their principal offices in the fo llowing circuits: 1sl: 3rd; 5th; 6th, place no. 1: 7th: 10th, place no. 3. place no. 6; 13th, place no. 3, place no. 4; 14th; 15th. place nG. 1. place no. 3. place no. 4: 23rd. place no. 3; 25th; 26th; 28th, 32nd: and 37th. Additional commissioners will be elected in these circuits fOf each 300 members of the state bar w'th principal offices herein The new commiSSIoner pet'tlOOS will be determined by a census on March 1st. 2004 and vacancies certlhed by the secretary no latB!" than Malch 15th. 2004 All subsequent terms will be for three yealS. Nomu'\allons may be made by petition bearing the sIgnatures of five membefs in good standing with principal offices in the circuit in ....tlich the election will be held or by the candidate's wrinen declarallon of candidacy. Either must be received by the secretary no later than 5 pm. on the last Friday in April fApril3Oth. 2(04). Ballots will be prepa red and mai led to members between May 1st and May 15th. 2004 Ballots must be voted and returned by 5 p.m. on the last Friday in May (May 28th. 2(04) to the Alabama State Bar.

As I ",ad lh< newsp3.p<"rs loday about OUr young soldi .... in lraq .• nd from lim< to lime C<>I'I'eSpOtld wilh lh<m. I am ",mind· ed of lIIoso ,1000Iion. now nearing 40 years ago. ThaI .ffen .1 democracy failed and Somh Victnam b«ame par! oh communiSI , !.O!C. l1Ie", ha •• of COOI3e. been much debale over lh< years ,,"'elhor Our involvement in Vi.mam was JUS!. Today OW' presidemial candidal ... are again debaling whnhcT lh< Uni!Cd Siales should have gone 10 "'"31'. bm this lime in Iraq. This is n.ilOO Ihe lime oor lhe place 10 debale lh< issue of whether lh< Uniled SI.les should have aMcked Iraq. However. having inV3ded and "'un lh< war againsll",,!. lh< Uniled SlAlO'S now Iw the opportunily. and most likely Ih. obligalion. 10 Slay the eourse in assisling Iraq in becoming a Iroly f",e nalion. l1Ie American Bar Associalion i. assisling in lh< .ffen lhrough ito Iraq Inilialive in whiCh il ha. asked for lawyers 10 ",h"'l""r 10 assiSI lh< Imqi s in develOping dem<><ralic sy>tcl1lll. Perhaps some of our members ",ill.~ 10 join in lhal effon in Iraq. H~, .... need nol go 10 Iraq 10 find" sy>lt!m of jUSli"" which "cOOs OW' a"emion.

TIle probkm, of coune. in Alabama is 001 an absence of dem<><ralic syslems in pi""•. Oflcn.lhe ",.1 problem i. lIIal cilizen. do oot fully underslAnd lh< legislalive proces •. llIe

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I am convillCed INI if 00' republic i. 10 survive. il ""HI be only if Our .ilitens u"demand ou, system of governmem. bow ill>lOr"lts. and whal lhe issues rue. and be<:orne ;nlimaldy in",lved in ..... urin~ thai 11 grows e,en I1mnge, rnr fulure gen_ mII""'s. remap" more INn any other group in ou, society. I_wyers do mon: lhan lhei, fair shan: in .....-ting to "keep" ou, "'public. Thenks 10 311 of you. •

Judicial Award of Merit Nominations Due The Board of Bar Commissioners of the Alabama State Bar will receivtl nominations for the state bar's Judicial Award of Merit through March 15th, 2004. Nominations should tJe prepare<! and mailed to: Keith B. Norman, secretary

Board of Bar Commissioners Alabama State Bar P,O, Box 671 Montgomery AL 36101-0671 The Judicial Award 01 Merit was establishe<! in 1987. The award is not necessarily an annual award. It must be presented to a judge who is not retired, whether state or federal court. trial or appellate. who is determined to have cootribuled significantly to Ihe administration of justice in Alabama. The recipient is presented with a crystal gavtll bearing the state bar seal and the year of presentation. Nominations are considere<! by a three-memtJer committee appointed by the president of the state bar. which then makes a recommerldation to the board of bar commissioners with respect to a nominee or whether the award should

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On February 1. 2004, Alabama's three, separate legal Services Corporations united to form 8 single. comprehensive. Statewide Pfogram. Legal Services Alabama. Retommended i~ Decembef 2002 by the AI. b. m. l u ll; fore. on Rl eonfigurJilion and esmted by the AJ . bl mfl uw Found"ioll. this new, iI1tegrated $'f$temwill position the Alabama civil justice ~ 10 better proYide equal ar;cm to justice lor ~II . IwJ the ~ ea:ess to Ie9aI services it will providII is long CMfdue and It'ne than needed. In our stale. 691U197 eitiretls live Ht or below !he poverty 1IMtI. These irdividoal, n ramifies have appIoUnate/y 154,644 legal neetb 11 year. Between . 1 services PlIlgI8ms n pro Iolo PlilgIilII'lS. ~ (Mlf 16.1Xl1 of eligible low ;"00"''' citireos ,occi,eeI legal assistaoce in 2001 .... gap between servicu needed and services received 01 0YeI Il8JXKI. The legal services programs in AIiIbama ' - always been supponed by the Alabama law FouOOation t/voogll its IOlJA[Interest 00 Lawyen Trust Accounts) gr3nt Pfogram. A new vision for deliverir91ega1 services to the stale'S low-il'lCOl1'le cilizens.lSA will improve tile coordination 01 resoorces. and improve fund raisirog , At tile Ilelm 01 lSA.l'efshirog received ner as from Butler Un MJfsity in Indiana and her JD from Georg ia State Colleoe 01 Law. Her e~lensive previOlis experience in legal services lias prepared her Willi for this large. but e.<ertirog. task. "11Ia>'8 served as the e~ecutive di rllClor of Legal Selviem of North Carolina and most rece11tly was programcoonsel in state plamirog for the federallBgal Selvi(;e$ Corporation whefe II'IOtted with 15 states as they recooI9Jred and mIlfgIld legal services. so I feel ready for this posftion. " Melissa Pefshirog

I'erlhin;t 5aid. Pershing also has I ~nd in markelDjj and public relations that she Iw!lieves will prM valuable in her new job. "I left the world of a.porate marbting and went to law school so I cculcl realt1 help people •• she said. "But the IIlif9s I learned while in the marbling world will be a good fit fur tm POSItion. 100: Hal marbtirog stills undoobtedly will rome in handy as sh8 laces what she sees as one 01her new job's biggest ludles-lund raiSllY,l. "Even WIth the consistent tioancial sufIIX)'! hom the Alabama Law Fouroalion. lund rai$irog is ~ to be vital for legal Services Alabama to do what it lias been desigroad to do: she said. oft is one of the biggest challefges: Another challenge willlw! to take three separate groups aM sua:essfully merge them irno one. "8IJildirog a unilied system oot 01 tIlree distinct cultures will not be easv." she said. "We have to create one cu lture in wNc/l everyone feels they 8re II pan of lSA instead of the organization they were previooslV a part 01." Bobby Seg all. witll Copeland franco. is chair 01 the TransitPoo Committee lor lSA and summed up the importance 01 this new di rection in Ieoal aid lor the JXlOI. "Im1e wonderlul progrillllS have rome together in a spiril 01 compromise and even sacrifice in order to bette!" setVe people \<rtlo 'Ml!I1d oot othefwrse have access to Ieoal services: he said. "I !hit*; everyone il'Mllved is ~ toward the future with a lot of hope and with a tormIitrNnt to making the ~ of Ieoal services better throtJriwt Alabama than Its _ been before.· Pershirog agreed ~Iy with Segall's sta\elnertt and Wwed her own passion and dedicabOn to the ~ bv stressing lI93in the intep role tsA will pIav in lIlA" saciety. "Without teval SeMces Alabama. aided bv the bar pro bono prO!lfillllS. people who live below the fXlY8IIV level 'Ml!IkI have absolutely no access to the C1lI.ItS." she said. "The OCMIf1'lI'IlIIIIS rlqlired to provide attorneys in criminal cases. but that is oot so in civil cases. and so many thirgs go on in civil court that have tremendous i~ on peop!e's 1i>'8s. Wrthoo.lt us people lose the most basic r:ornporIMts of a MPPY life: they lose health care. they lose their homes. and they even lose their safety: •

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G. Marie Dalliels G. Marle ~Is. born in Corin'h. Mississippi and a lifelong =idcnl of Mobik. died aI """ reside"", 0<1 Friday.

July 251h. 2003 . .tfttrr a rearlc$s baule wilhcancer. M3rie graduated rrom Da,id..,., High School in Mobil(: in 1967 and earned. Bachelor', Degree in History from the Univmily "fSooth Alabama. Before 81tcnding low scbool. Marie worLed for Sooth C<ntral Bell Company from 1974 to 1982. fIrst employed as a telephone operator, thrn M Qne of the first group of WOIIICn to .. rve as outside repair technician., She was an acli,.. member of the CooltJnnnicruioos WO<I;en. of America, and se:ved in vorlous offices and as a "eward. During Marie', tenn,.. as edi.or of the union new'paper. il rea:ived nalionalltt<lgnitiOQ and awards. M:me altcnded NortheasIcm Univm;,y School of law in Boston. earning her Juri. Doctoral<: d<grt<' in 198.'i. She allended law ,<too with the specifIC intent to be of 5C1'Vice 10 !hose in nctd in I>cr community. and was employed afl.r gnodu.ulon by the Mobile office of u ga! Ser<iots Corporation of Alabama. She 'penl bcr Legal entire career aI Le,gal Services, and dedicated ber路 .. If to make the goal of [...,gal Services prognom' a reali-

ty.11lal goal is for all member$ "foot 5{)Cicly 10 ha.'C rull and 垄qual ottess to the justi<:e sy.lern. ",.u;., began her Carttr ""ith Legal Services as a staff anomey, was promoItd to ~nior staff allomey, and in 1995 was named ll>e managing "ItOOley for ll>e Mobile Regioo, A n:rognized expert on " variely of P<"'erty law iss""", Marie I00I;. special inlerest in di..milily law i$sucs, and dco.'Cl<ll"'d spcci>lizcd expcnise in this area of ll>e law. Marie.<t:tVal on n~"",rous bar association committees, both local and SIllle. Her"""" for and Icader>hip of this associatioo', Volunt= Lawye<s Program con5OO/l

MARCH 200<

lriooted 10 il< rerognition as one of lhe

fineS! pro bono progr81IlS in this ,laIC and in lhe nalion. 'I1Ie O. Marie Daniels Award w;I$ eSl.blished this year 10 recogniu: I prr5<:>11 ",1>0 bas improved the services of the VLP. 'I1Ie fi<s1 .v.'ar<! was made posthumously 10 Marie 01 the 0<100..- 2003 Mobile liar Associali"" """'ling. In addition 10 serving 00 commiltees ad<[",,,ing a"'., of pnlClice in wbieb she specialized, ,he v."Oded diligemly 10 promote and sUpporl fellOW w"""'nlawyers, and was an active membe' of the local Women Lawyers Associa~on and ll>e Alice Meadows Cooncii. Marie <ledicaloo d,ic and communily leader. Sho wlO$. Iong路time member of ll>e Mobile Coonly De"lOCralic I'.",<uti,-e Commi,,,,,,, and devoted many hours 10 campaign activities for Democratic candidates 10 local, 'lOle and na,;oo.1 offices. She gIve generously of bo<h her lime and hor m<lfIey 10 numerous local charilable and serv;"" organiut;ons. including H.bitat for f]umanil y, Mobile AIDS Suppor1 $orv;""o, Penelope Hoose and Sah"lioo Army. Pankulatly in ,he las! fev.' years of her life, ~l3rie w;I$ de,otcd 10 ,he protecli"" of animals. and served 00 !.everal comm;tlees of the local chapter of ll>e SPCA. Marie is survived by her long-time companion. I'kn Summl!; her mother, Gladys Danielo: her sister, Laura Be"""'n. and Laura', husband, Roben Be"""'n: her brotJ><,r, Andn::w DMi.ls, [11 ; Ihree nephews, Jooathan Be"""'n and wife Kristin. &njamin &ardenoOO William aearden; two grtal_nieces, Emma and Mollee &rudcn; aunl&. uJ>Clcs. Olher ",loli,',", and numerous fri.ncb and prof's.sional associale1.

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-Mich/1d D. Knigkr, p",sidmr, Mobil, Bar lissocwrioo

William J. Samford, Jr. William James Samford. Jr, died on o..,emb<r 29111.2003 allho age or 53 . Allhough ho was taken . "..ay from us much 100 soon. Jimmy'. servke 10 hi. family. friends. church. coomry. SI"". MId "ni''Cl$iIY woold fill many lifetimes. Jimmy was a graduate of Auburn Universily and served as an officer in the United Siaies Air Forte from 1972 10 1975. He gradualed from lho Uni,'el$ity of Alabama School of La ... and "' ... admilted 10 theAlabama Siale Bar in 1978. He lhon wenilO """kas In anomey .... ith lho FDIC in Washinglon. D.C. umi] he " .... al'JlOinled by Go",m(If Fob James 10 fill an uneJ<pired lOnn ... ~.i<knt of tho Alabama Public .so",·ic. Commiu ion. Upon complelion of lhal lenn. ho served as legal advisor 10 Oovem(lf James. In 1983. Jimmy entered the private praclice of law in Montgomery. " 'here ho specialized in JlIIblic ulililies and legi.13Ii,·, relation •. In keeping .... ilh hi. family lineage of I.... ycl$ ,,'1>0 haY<! also made .igniflcanl public service contribulions, Jimmy was appoimed to lhe Auburn Uni"ersily Board of TN.lees in 1987 and re'WOinted for. second lonn in 1999. He ..,,'ed as prui · denl pro tempore oflho board for I<cn years. In recognilion of hi. many yeon of .. rvice. leadership and generosilY. tho base· ball 'l3dium 31 Auburn Un iwnily was dedicated 10 and named

George Martele Moolgomery Admitted: 1950 Died: December 30, 2003 A~e.,;.

Recc)'man. 1_ Jr. ShomekJ Admilted: 1951

for bim in 2003. He alsoSC1'l'ed willi distinclion as. "",mbe' of the Board of Direclon of 11M: MethodiSI Ho"",. for the Agin.g 300 was a lifelong member of the Firs, UniiM Methodill Churcb of Opelika. Jimmy. in the gr<3I Soulhern trad ition of racon· teurs. was an ex~llcnt PIlJYeyo< of.torie>. and was also a skillful listener. He had 0 ~t "'""Y friends from all "'alb of life and had 0 wealth of ool(xful lAles which he loved 10 sI1.= over 0 libalion and a good mo:al. He. Ii"" all Samfunls, had • qoic~ and 3CCIbic wit. lie ~Iished tell ing the story 01""" hi. minis· ler who aocompanied him 10 an Auburn basketball game. after Jimmy', illn<$$ had caused him 10 occasionally lose his balance. Wh1:n they rea.ched their scatS. his prea.cbcr $.tid willi concern. "Jimmy. these prople .... illthink you'", drunk," ,,·hcttupOll Jimmy "'plied. "Wlw " 'ill they think of )'011. since you'", my prea.ch1:,T Jimmy Samford will be missed by lhe ffi3Ily who knew MId I,,,,.d him, but w< will .I .... ys 1\:1\'< SO many warm. colorful memorie. aoo tho many slories 10 sbare. He is . urvived by hi. siSler. Lucinda Cannon; hi .... phew. Edmund Rasha ClIlnon; and Morgan. Tyler and Hudson Rehm. _ Willi"", B. Biounl.

Memorials

RNd. Richa rd 1_ Mobile Admil1ed: 1980 Died: JanU3l')' 22, 2003

H ..... SuelDon

Rogen. Da,id Paul. J c.

Admilted: 1968 Died: N"'ernber V. 2003

Binningham Adn,ilted: 1967 Died: December 10. 2003

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Died: September29. 2002

M"'''gomuy

llood, Rita 1.I:I,..... t.. Admitted: 1996 Died: December 13. 200J

Smith. J""~rson Da,'b Hunt<ville Admitted: 1934 Died: December 22. 2003

Admitted: 1952 Died: N",'Cmber 6. 2003

J,"1eSr Gnlrgo: Hursthal. J r~ lion. MontgOllloCry Admiucd: 1933 Died: December 4. 200)

Thomley, Jrrry J""ksoo Birmingham Admilted: 1974 Died: August 8. 2003

.·umer, Waller \\lnford

!(elIeU, Joseph Cabell

,= ,~

"" ~"" Admilled: 1950 Dird: December I. 2003

1)ler, Cas Ik11jamIIi 8 irmingham Admil1ed: 1953 Died: Do:a:mber9. 2003

lIurdine. Rob,," Lae); Jr. I'lort:oce Admitted: 1966 Died: June 4. 2003 Campbel~ ""~Iiam Lo~'.

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Admiurd: 1971 Died: September 14. 2003 Grisst'tt. Jobn Roger 8irmingham Admiurd: 1983 Died; No,,,mhcr 5. 2003

PleA<ant Grt>Ve

Ratliff. James "::intblt Varda,,,,,"

8 inningham Atlmilted; 1956 Died: July 22. 2003

1)....... .lamesAr!hur Pine Le\el Admitted: 19~ Died: December 13.2003

RESOLUTION lI un nrinJ,:

Judge Carl L. Evans ( ' hit'f

, \dmini~ lrali\l'

I,ll" .JUdJ,!l'

For Outstanding Service to the Alabama Public Service Commission

And to the State of Alabama WIt.:R.:AS. "'" Abbama I'lIblo" $en"lCt C~ .. pIuW LG n:cocruu Judge c.n L E,'3m fur """" than .16 )'taD cl di>unpi!oh:d ond dedicaIcd .c.",,""" '" \he aU ...... of Aiabarn& Ihrough II.. elfons II do: ALabama Public Sen;.:.; c"""""""'" 0Ild WHEREAS, Judge coosi5lef1~

to....,., in fulIiU"" hi. role IS Cbid Adnwllwau"" Law JOO&e. Iw od\ocYcd an ..Ien!h" ra:ord of

fair and ~

b;oI""""" of governrnet1ta1,nlCn:SU againstlhe righu cl,nd,,,d..als. Soel1ing a SW>dard 10 ...hiob oil public

.... y ospi1to: and

WIIEIU:AS, lodge E"3ru was 00n0n:d with !he prWiKiool Eiogene W. Caner AlabamaStale Baron My 17, 2003; and

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Aw:lrd by ,he

IU~I.VEI) IIYTm: ALAIIAMA PUBLIC S.:RVI C.: CO.\I.\IISS ION. thai " .. I>=by declare thai tho htanng IocaIed m Ihe IlIIlIh I\Qor of Ihe Abbama Public ServIa: C""""""",', otrlCCS II 100 N Ullion SWeI in MonI30",e'Y onicially named and wll hentd'onh be U-'tI ulhe 0Iief Admifw.InIh.., Law.lWgc Carl L. Evans !-karin! Compio>. in =ocn11ion 01 J""*,, E.;\/IS' 0UIlWdi"l ........:e 10 "'" citiuns and Ibe of A~

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DONE II MOlllgoov:ry. AJabama.1h1$ 4Ih day of No.....v... 2003. ALABA~IA PUBLIC SERVICECOM~IJSS ION

Jim SnUi_. f'resi<l<nl

Jan Cook. Comm...ioner Geo.gc C. Wallace. Jr,. Cf)mJni\Siooer

Alabama PSC Names Hearing Complex for Chief Administrative Law Judge Carl L. Evans ",. AI."'tI\I Public Strvia: Cornmi,sion !'ettnlly named the publk ~lrin, rompl"" al il< MO.lliom.ry onk.: in hooor or OIior Adminim.~vc Law 'ud,,, Carl L E....... E\\lM bcpn hi, Can'<!r with the Publk Strvk. Corrunis.sion as III OIL(II'1'Oe)'~nm;"'" iD 1967. He was IWn<:d dlid Idmini.ir:lb.'. I.", judE!' ill 1978. ",. Alat.ma SIIIe Oat J;oooml EYaM wilh ilJ Eug.,.. W. Cw\cr McdoJho" A,.-..rd in III the 1lI1e bat'. ann ...1 meetin,last 'ftM, 11>< • ........t ..-as pr<'SI!fUl',J ill f"OCOIIlIlioa of hi. of coruiSlenl, r:ur aDd """"' balanc_ w ing of ~ntal inleresls ag:unOl the riJIII. of iooi,'iduals. II i. oslima,fId ,hat Judge E •.",.. Iw presitkd 0...". n'IOr< Ih"" 1.!XXl cases durin, hi, career wilh the PSC . n..,,,, <a!;Os invol.· ..1 "'Ie,. rtgulali"",s. qua lily of ",rvice ""lUi""""nls, and con,unler oompllinl "'<olulioo for .Iecuirily and nalura! ,.. ulililies, lelecommunica~on< oomr.nie.~ waler. and nlOlOf conier M •••

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-Jud,. Eoans is richly deserving oflhi. honor." \.aid PSC PrtsideN Jim Sulli.u. Min lIddilioollO his }"an of service as dlid administralti •.., law .iudE!'. II<! has abo ~~ Commiuiooo as. kader, Itadltt and ,,,,,,. Evans liYH in M~ wi'" his ....ir. Ebi .... n.ey Iu."" I"", 110ft$.

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Carl, Jr. and Sc:ocl. both of Birminglwn. aDd one pandchild. fonu",,1e 10 ba •.., ""pt'l'kncro SIX". wonderful career, HI reel hopefully 1\01 qui'" OVa Y.'. al ille Commis.siOll," Evans said. ··[ .m h"mblfld and 1>on<)rtd by Ihi' award from lhe Co",mi .. i""" ... t sloare 'hi, ""'<>gnillon wi'" I~ ,•.Il<landin, 'Iaff or the Com,ni'I"""" •

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Your Continuing Legal Education Requirement II \'00 had • ..-.nbenhip $IaIUS o;!Iange ~. ¥Pf Una do¥ing 2003. \'00 rMi have been required to sam and '1I\XIf! 12 h(us~! CLE C«!dil by Iltw;:e!i,,* 31$l 2003 MardalOlY Cootiooi1"1ll Legal Eib:a!JOn fkIIes r~ ancwneys who hold an oa:upa1lDna! loc:ense lIeguIar metooefslup) .., llffi01 cIuon!IlhI calerdao year 2003 to sam 12 Ion 01 Q.E CfedI~ II \'OO.t no. osreruty a reguI8f ......o.r 001_1 • r8gl.1lif II"IIilOOOer for PII'1 of 2003. you n nil ~ 10 ~Wi1h MClE lUes (MCU Ruil2!11 for ~. ~ you wert irIk!Ml or held a ~ u.iGtoshi9 and ~ed 10 a regU.lr Jueuibeoshop duri1"1ll2003. you are reqwed 10 oI:iI<W1121o..Q 01 CLE aecht II \'00 wen! a ..... member ct.Jmg 2003 bJ1 conoerted to s;a::ial1I"IIilOOOer 01 to 1IIIC1M1 S1i1US. \'00 are abo r~ to o::cmcf¥" Wilh the 12.m.. CLE reQUII"8IT8'Il Yoo n not requored to ~ 12 hor.n of CLE o;qdjl if you .. ehgibie to elaim an ~im Imm me MCU Rules Your 0!J<8I1"iIl\I0n. how· OMII". JIIUS! have been tlalmed on the 2003 CLE reportlll!l form w!loch was millied 10 \'00 if, early Iltw;:e! ,ibef Ii \'00 need 10 locate opproo.'ed ClE po-ograms. \'00 rMi requesl a talendar of app"0'Yed CLE p!OQI"!I/J1$ Irom the ASB CLE Deparunem or !rom me m le bar·' Woo Site a• ..-...w,,~,org

Cllil Ibe Alabama Stilt Sa" CL£ Ol l"ll1mlll1 " (3J4! 269·1S15. extension 158. 15ti or 11 7. lor mo.. Intorml1ion.

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2003 Special Session ilh 10$$ thanlW(l "'"eels before lbe end of the fiscal year. tht- I1g;,131n", Wll$ called IntO Special Session to pas' I S'ntral fnod and an Mocatioo budge!. In tbe ,,,..,,.wcok period. !he

legislature plS5t<l an e<lucllion budge, of approximately $4.5 billion and a S'""ral fund budge, of approximately 51.2 bjllion and 80 other bill,. Of these

80 bills. )(Iwue local Acts .• nd 42 bill' appropriated fundi to non ... ,.,,, agone;ts lh.a, had pr=iously been in thc budgOl, wh icb "-en: fur.ded llnlillhe end of 2003. Only 'hItt bills o f ' ''"ewide coocem affected the gen_

eral publi. at large_ AN 2003-4 15 (II B-3)-The resloralion of '"OI.ing rights of I ronvioted relon had previously been passed in !be 2003 Retular Session and by the Governor. Thi. IICW bill ...... !;U/)sl1lnliaUy different from the one !be Governor veloM. Nominalioll5 to lhe Pardon.nd Parok: Board. onc. made only by thc v.w.,rnor- from a li>l provided by the chi<:f jU'l~ce of the Alabama Supreme Coon. the presiding judge of thc Court ofCrimin.a1 Appeals. and lhe U. G<,...mor, may now be "",moIled by thc of lhe housc ohepI"CSenlati,"eS and !he president pro-Icm of !he Sen'le.

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L Met.\oy. Jr.

~ bill aUow. lhe Govcrnor 10 'ppoinl four persoos 10 ~~ as spedal mcmbe~ of lhe board lhroug/l September 30. 2006. !bertby ""panding the board from lhree members 10 seven membe ... tnd aulhoriring lhoo\ to sil in lWO p.nels oflhree cach for tn. purpose of conducting hearings willi. In. chainnan of lhe board ~;ng as an altom.1e foteilhtr pand o

The bill funkr provides a procedu", for re.'lor~lion of eligibilily 10 "'g ister 10 vote by delcling the ""iuiremenllhOi a PC""'" must be paroled for alleast three wilhoul any parol. violalion before ooe is eligible 10 have Ihtir voting rightS "' ... orcd. It short"n, lbe time for Iht initial applicalion for ",inst.",,,,,,nl to board ""'mbe~ from 60 days 10 45 days tnd deleles Iht autom.tic revoo:; .. ioo of lhe .cnificat" of eligibility "'gislOr ",he" a persort"s parol. is ",'"Oloo. one convicted of any of 15 crimes lisled in the Act "'" not eligible for restoration of voting right<_

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Acl 2OOJ.4J(I (SH.J9}-NOtifi.ali"" of Suspended

Dri\lCr.l u.:.nsc. Ala. Cob Seclion 324- ]7 has bttn amended 10 delelO Iht ""iuirement for !be Oepanmen' of Public Safely 10 notify by ....,"ifled·· mail any person ".. boise ]~n .. has bc:cn ',,",pcnded. cancelled or ..,voked and now pcnnilS notirlCation 10 be made by ··m.iI ."

Act 2OOJ..S I' (SR41)-Traikr P:Irb. f'nr<ideo; a ""lily for lhe "".!Itt of a lroikr park 10 diSflOX of manufac:tuml hou~inllef\

on !heir properly ,,·hm 60 doy' ha,,, elapsed oj"",,!he 1Cm1iMlion or aprono.. of !he Ie_ ~'- _!he 1aIaII' has bce-n ab5ctM <"Od.i"~ly !"or 10 days aft..- InminMion of ICnan· cy by """" order !hal has no! been CX«UICd. The landlord mtllt 1M: Il0l''''' personally or by cmiroed mail to !he _ u ~LI .. .., ... y lictt bolder. If !he properly isllOl~. tilt land_ lord oan IT"""" the mllturoc.""'" borne and all ~I propMy. olwJe for Jtont.., or de<:lare.he propeny abandorocd and dispose of il .fIOfl"'bli>hinl a OOIicc in !he pap..-. Irlhe tenanl docs IlOl respond ... ilhin lhe liIM period or docs IlOl n:mo .. e lhe and ",onufKIU"'" home wilhin 4~ day •. lhe manufoctu"'" any personal I'fOIl'Iny will be oo..dusivdy ~urncd 10 be al>aJldontd. The lkn hookIe-r may mal:c the monlhly paymenu and Ita,,,!he In.ikr II !he park for up 10 12 months. Thi. Acl became clfCCli.e Dettmb..- I. 2003.

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2004 Regular Session The 2O().l1tcpl. Sasion bcpn February 3rd. II L$ a~ thai the SIIIt apin ... iII be in I rundinICII ..... The 2003_2004 S7~ million less l!wi!he priof y<: ... ·.ll'f""J'Iialion. bul $410 mill"", below lbe e5KIIli.1 no<:ds of lhe St .... The curn'nt y<:ar·, budg... ""as a"i.oed by. onelime 5260 millton J1IllIIO Alabama by lhe fetJ. ..1 ""·.m",,,nl which wos part of lhe 520 bIllion fC<kral rdkf .lfon lOI\Ianl There iJ t><) expecl'I"'" Ihalm;,; funding will conlin ...

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from lbe federal JOVem""'"1.

The Uw instilute i, cxptetcd 10 introduce the following biU, duri"l!he 2004 Rqular Scuion. copies of ,,·hleb wiD be a."lIiLable on !he [lISlilUw" Web .ite. I. The Unifonn Rco.idmtiall.8nd1ord T....... M (S.... At. lA ..)·~'. Mardi 20(3); 2. The Unifonn Trust Code (Sa At. Ut.."..,. May 20(3); 3. Unifonn S«urilies An (5« At. La..".." July 20(3): and

4.11 revi,ion of Ankle 7 of !he UCC. M[)ocUIMn15 orTlIIe: A discussion "ftllis ankle Ind!he "",i.ion of UCC AMid. I ,,·illl>c ... lalcr I''''''. "The lnslilute is cu~n~y OIudyina!he Alabama Eleclion Law and Bu.incss Entiti<$ UoWl. howe\"("f. ;1 is tw)I ~xpt"O'«1 thal ""Y =<tm""'nodotiod willl>c ••1liloble ~nlil!he ~ Rcplar Scuion for these No"O proJCCtl. For """" informalion ........ !he Imlilu ••. <"Odtact Bob McCurley. di=1 ... Alabanut Uw In"'IUIe. P.O. SOl 861425. Tltscaloosa 3S486-0013: raJ< (lOS) 348-8411: phone (2(lj) 348· 7411; or visi. our Web sile aI ........,tJu.a".tJ.... •

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PUBLIC NOTICE FOR REAPPOINTMENT OF INCUMBENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE The current term 01 the office 01 Uniled Stiles Magisllale Judge Susan Russ Walker is due 10 expire April 22nd. 2004 The United States DisuiCi Court is required by law 10 eSlablish a panel 01 cilizells 10 consider !he reappointment 01 the magistrale Judge 10 a new eighl·year lerm. The dulies 01 a magislrale judge posilion include Ihe lollowing: 111 conduct of most preliminary prClCeedings in crimi· na l cases: 12) trial and disposition 01 misdemeanor cases; (3) condoct 01 various pretrial maile rs and evidentia ry pnr ceedings on delegation flom the judges ollhe disuict court: 14) tria l ami dispos ition of civil cases upon consent of the litigants; and 15) examinalion and recommendation \0 the judges of the district court in regard to prisoner petitions and claims lor Social Security benefits Comments flom members of the bar and the public are mviled as 10 whether the incumbent magisuale Judge should be recommended by \tie panel lor reappoinlmefll by the coun and should be directed 10 Chlit, Meril Selection Pi nel ejo Debtl P. Hackett, clerk U. S. Disttict Court

P. D. BOll 711 Montgomery, Al36101 -0111 Commenls musl be rece;~ed by March 20th, 2004.

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ORDER OF RECUSAL Roy S. Moore v. Judicial Inquiry Commission of the State of Alabama IAppeal from Court of the Judiciary No. 33) Order

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Moor", ac1iOl1s with respect to 1M injunction .m,,~ by lI>e United SlaleS Di'1IKl Coun for tilt Middle Dimkl of AI.bama in G/n'Jro,h " Moo" for of the Ten

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The complaint fikrl by III< Judicial l"'Iuiry Commi5Sioo with the Coun of the Judiciary on August 22, 2003, cllarg •• ,h.t then Chjef Justice Moore "wl!lfully failed to c<>rnply wilh.n existing and bioding coun order directed 10 him:' 0t1 No,""mber 13. 2003, lite Coun of lIIe Judiciary found thai "Chief JU'lice Moore. willfully and puhliciy defied 1hc orders of a Unilcd Slale. di.trici CQun" and removed him from omce. (Order. p. 12.) Seclio" 6.18(b) of Amendment No. 328 10 the Coo<1ilulion of Al.bama of 1901. ~ed in 1973. pro_ides a. follows: "A judge aggrieved by a dtcision of lIIe CQun nf lIIe judi<:iary may appeal 10 the .u!""me CQun. ",. $uprtme cOUn .hall review 1be "",ord of the procttd. ing. OIl the law and lIIe f>o::t,.~

Roy S. Moon: lilt.!. NOIiceof Appeal 00 Dec. 10. 2003. in which lie described the i"ues 1$ including:

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" Was IIIe deci.ion of tile Conn [orille Judiciary] supported by de .. and convincing ."ide"""T

The Co""", of Judicial Ethics require thai • judge should di.qualify herself or himself when her or his impartiality mighl rea· sonably be questioned. Canon 3C(l ). IIlu'1mlioo, of circum· >1a~, when impanialily mighl rea>onably be que.tioned include ..'hen. judge '"r... pm<:mal knowledge of disputed e,·i· denliary f>o::" concerning Ill< proc<t:ding:' """ Canon 3C( I) (b). If tile entire Coon "'ere 10 ""'u'" based OIl Canon 3C( I) .,-ilhoul flrsl providing Roy S. Moore lhe opportunily 10 be he.rd by. tribunal ;>Cling a.cwr<Iing to law as. 'pecial Su!"""", Conn. he would be denied 0 conslilulional righl ,,",,"red 10 him by 6. I 8(b). Under the commoo l.w Rule of N=ssily. lhere are circum'tar>ceo when a judge mu>! lake ;>ction in. case in which tile judge should be "",used "if the case canoot be heard OtIIerwisc.·· U~i,~J Sm' .. " Will. 449 U.S. 200. 213 ( 1980). This Conn therefore defe", "","",I unlil il has provided ~ m<'Ch.nism for affording Roy S. Moon:. righllO be

~"". Section 6.10 of A"",ndmenl No. 328 ,u,horiU"11I< Chief JUS1ice. as admini""'li •• lI<ad or tll< judicial ,yslem. 10 '"assign ap~ll a", justi~, and judges to :my .p~II'"e coon for lemporary ",,,,ice and lrial judge •. supernumerary justices and judges. and retired tria! judges and relired ap~rral<: judgcs for temporary service in any coon:' Sectioo 6.2 I (h) of Amend"",nt No. 328 prov;<Ics. '"Exapll" 1M tXltnl inromiJltnl " 'ith the provisi011s of Ihis anicle. all provisions of law and ",Ies of coon in f""''' OfIthe cff«;ti,'e dote of tltis articl. >ball c011tin"" ;n effeet until .... ~ in the manncr ,ulhori",d by Ill< CooSlilut;oo:' (Emphasis odded.J Seclion 12.2.14. lola. Cod, 1975, pro.ides lhar. when "no 0"" of lhe judges is C<lmpelenl to sil in. ca", or III< number is reduc«i below six. the foe' shall be certified by the Chief JU5lice. if II< is CQrnpelent 10 sil, or. if 1101. by lhe judge or judges ,itt;ng. or. if no one i, competenl. by the clerk of Ill< coon 101h< ~mor. who 'hall thereupon appainl ""'mbers of the bru- of lbe Supre"'" Coon to conStil"le •• peci.1 coun of ..,,'On "",mbr", for the con.ideration and determinalioo of such case:' Under lhe unique circum,,,,nces of thi' proceeding. we resol"" :my potcnli ..1 conniel bel"'ocn ,,",,1100' 6, 10 and 6,21 (h) of A"",nd"",nl No. 328 and sc<:tion 12·2·14. Ala. Cod~ 1975. by aUlhorizing Ill< ""ling Chid JUII;"e 10 cau", tile names of 20 judge' 10 be dra"", al random from a pool of rei ired judges who "'" "",mbe", of tile Al.bama Siale B... cap.ble of service. From the 20 judges $0 dra,,·n. the fj""I5c''enjudges .holl con· SlilUt. the special Supreme Coon. In the • • cnl any judge $0 ",Iccted is not ,,·ilHng.nd .ble 10 se", •. then tltat judge', pl>o::e shall be filled by lhe """' judge in order of seleclion who i. willing and obI<: 10 ",rve unlil ""'en judge. willing and abl. 10 serve h"'. been ",Ieeled. The nameS of such judges shall then be cenifled to 1hc Go,..,mor. ",. undersigoW Juslices. having pro"ided a me<hani,m affording Roy $. Moore a righl 10 he he.rd. hereby""", ...

Done Ihi, Illh <l:iy of December 2003.

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Order Whe",,,,. Section 6.10 of Amend"",nt No. 32g of tI>O

Coostitution of Alabama of 1901. provides. in peni""nt part: ''The ehief justice may assign appellate justices .nd judges to any .ppellate COWl for tenlpomy service and trial judges. "'pemu""'rarJI j"'titt. and judge~ and retired trial judges and .. Iired """"lIate judges for ttm· porary service in any coon:' (Emphasis added.)

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",ani 10 Ala. Code 1975 . ...:1;OIlS 12·2·6 and 12-2.14, having (:(Implied with tI>O Order. daled December 11. 2003. tnlem! by tI>O eighl Aw>cialc Justices of tI>O Supreme Coon of Alabama. I copy of which i. IUa.c:bed. do ""reby decline to assign any jt>dgcs for temporary for len,poraty se ..... io. in tbe abo' 'e-llyltd aclion. Howe'"tT. in the .'''nl il is COIltel>ded that the ...."Ofd "may" oblig. es me to appoinl jooges for temporary ~itt in the above-refer· enced case. !hen J appoinl tho S8/t>O judges appointed by the Hononble Bob Riley. Governor of the State of Alabama. namely: Honorable Hmy J. Willen. Jr.: Hooorable Braxton Kittrell : H"""",bl. Janie L. SIIores: HO/IorlIbie J. Richmond Pearson: Honorable Jolm M. Palterson: HO/IorlIbie Edward Dwight Fay. Jr.: and Hooorable Kunelh Ingram.

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In wilness I have ""reunlO SCI my hand and seal Ihis 16th day of December 2003. J. Connan HOUJIOIO. Jr.. ","Ii"g

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Revisions, MULE Rules and Regulations ...oo..r

January 9, 2004 Order IEREAS the Alabarno Slate Bar Iw ouI:>nUQod 10 thi. COWl JIIOI!<*d ll:'o'.sions 10 !he Alabama S....e Ba.- M.... lIIlotmy Con,jnuln~ I.~gal Edocalion Ru~ MOO R~ullltloM. specifICally the addition or RegulaUon 2.7 \0 Rule 2. MId amend........ 10 Rule 2.C2.. Rule 3. Rule S.B .•

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s ...... Bar Mandalory ConI''''';11I Up! Education Rules and RegulAtMlns: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED thai Rqulatioo 2.710 Rule 2. Alabama Sur.: Bar MandaKJry Con!inui", LepJ Educ:uioool Rules arM! Rcgularion$. be oOOpIed. and thai Rule 2.C.2.. Rule 3, Rule S.B.. Ruk6."' .• and RuIc6.B .. AbobunI SWe Bar Mandaw<y Coo>timI""

Lqa1 EdIIcMlon Rules ond Rqula&ioM. be amended 10 read in ~ with opperodiccs A. B. C. I), Il. and F. rupeelively. llUOChed \0 Ibis onIer; IT lS I'tJKTHER ORDERED lhallheoc ~ .... and Ihe .tclpion of the Iq,ul.lion """II be .IT«.;..., inunediaICly: IT IS FURTl IER ORDERED llIIIiI the fOIJooo;"I ..... from the n'pontt of doci_ sions be DIed 10 fol""'" RuLes 2. 3. S. ond6:

"NOIC (l0I'II the "'P<'f'tI" of <kcBi005: The ordn odopIina ~ 2.7 10 Rille 2 and ...... ndinl Rille 2.C.2.. Rule 3. Rule S.B.• Rule 6.A .• and IMe 6.B.• effect;..., January 9, 2004. is publiW<! in that YQI...... of ,41ab<uro:r R~ptHfQ mat <;(llllalnI Alabama caoeo from _ So. 2<1'Howto<\, ~. Lyotu. B""'.... Ha",wJ. 1\0odiI1I, ond S""'<1. JJ.• 1:l>IIC~'

Appendix A 2.1 An IIK:1fney ...'110 Iai<b""" rTIlInlains 1 principal offlOe for the pracuee flf

la", in OW~ t1u, requirq MUIdatofy a.E _ ",1M! can d t _

accompaniW by 1 foc of$IOO_ Thi. fcc i, In addilion l() !he S 100 We compliance

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fcc and My bte 1i6"i foc that may be due. No C>\\tII.iQn,; will be srantcd beyond April 1.

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n'qILi"'mtflts m h,s or II<.- pnnc.pa1 Slate <If praclice i, C>\cmpl from theJc rules. v.ccpI as pn:widtd io Rule ~.

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2. In any isl.lll1 (I.deputy IIl(X"J"Oe)'S Jenera! and di,lrict .Mr_

ncy ... as.<...wM (I.- dtpuIy diSInCI .acomeyl. Mel pubbc defenders ..., not so eumpl. and Rule 2.C. I. ~I no appliaoion to them.

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Appendix C IlIoch 0I&0me)' .....'ued '" pracuce in 1Iu• 'II"C .,1MIoe qu.ahf':lIion '" praclicc law is ",bjc<:'KI Codr of A/,/ba"", 1975. f 4(). 12.... 9. WIaIl .. ~""- or rompItIe M II'PfO'"Cd .......,IIIe for 0IIaIdance. 1 ....... unum of 12 KlIW hour$ of ~ watinu;", lepl ed...:.t;""'. one hour flf ...!Deh sbal1 be ethics 01 prof~iona1ism..,..,h caIet>dar )'Uf. lqiMins hru'"'Y I . 2OIW.

Appendix 0 D. An aH<JI"l"IeY ... ho. for ...·lgIever reason. files the report oflCf January ) I ohaLL pay • SIOO bote iiI.., roo.. Thos ~l""""'I ohaU be anadIed to and IUbmincd ",iob the ",,",

Appendix E A. An .aomey ...'110 faib 10 om ,_h.., (11) appro>'t:d a.E credits by I)cccmbcr J 1 Qf I particular 'ftar ",iLL be deemed not in compliance fOlthal year_A plan fClf maL.i"l up thc derocimcy by M..rn 1 Wtll be ~ if "PP""'t:d ~ arc li<!Cd and If the plan il n:«i,'ro b)' J."uory 31. Completion Qf the rtqU;",mmI IIhalI be reponed no Ialtr thaa MI",h 15. ond • $100 Lw OOIl'4'lionce fee IIhalI be ·"aclvd tfl thc report. Fail= l() rornplele the pi." by Morch I and l() submit the report and fcc by Mareh 15 -'WI invoke the JatIOlioo>ucl fonh in Rule 6.B. A lUlue>I fClf on Qf the Man:h I deadline fClf c;uning crcdill under a der.:itncy plan ~ be considtrtd if: (I) !he 1'C<fIXSl is ia wrili", lJId • sood CMIK is ~.... as dtlcrmined b)' the Commission. IIOd (2) the rt<jues1 is

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Appendix F B. As IQ(In as practicable afirr Jonuary 31 of taCh year. the Chainnan of the Commi..ifIn on Cootinull\i l.cpl Education !hall r......... If) the $Kn:lary Qf !he AIoIwnI Slate S. 1 ~ .. Qf IIIosc lIU""""l'S"'OO have f.ilN! to me ei,her In

alll"'.3.1 ..poll rOt !hi: Pf""ious calendar year. os 1'(I(fUU"<d by Rule ~_ IX a plan fOl

milin& "" !he dc6ciency as pe",tilled by Rule 6.A. In 1ddiriQn, as """" os pnl'lJC;Ible after IhI: first annivenary of In allOl_ ney', admission to !he B. 0< <If an .,lOr· ney', be"" liDmscd If) pra:tlce ...... ,n AIaboma. !he a.ailn\all!hall fumish If) the Sec""1I)' of !hi: Alabama State: Bar 1 list <If ~ lltorncys who we", lUIuircd l() ooonpItle, but .. 110 failtd If) complete. !he pm(.., ..... lli$./l1 ooone """,ired b)' Rule 9.A. The Secrtlll)' shall !hI:reujXN> fQfWord ~ li$lt of IlIo",e)'1 \0 !he Chairmart ()( !he l};fqllinary C""""""", The OIIitman ()(!he Diociplinary Commi!.Sion lhal l!hen iCtve. by etltifiro mail. each IllOmCy .... """"' owne IJ'PCM" on IIIosc I~ ...-ith M fIO"I.ief If) ...... cauoe. ...ilbin only (60) days (t.e.. ...·ilbin 60 days from the date of !hi: fIO"I.ief) why !hi: IllOr· ncy',li<:t1Ue should not be suspended II .... ""j)lI'OIOOII cl .... "~IY (60) days. My aoomcy 110 notific<l t.-..y .... ithin !he Wily (60) da)'1 r""';sh!he Di sciplinary Commi ..ifIn with In . ffldavit (a) indiclling thai. !he "lOme)" has in foct earned !he 12 n'qILU"<d a.E rndilt during !he II"'"

ceding calendar 'ftar 01 ..... since thai. date earned 5uff.:icnl credi'I10 male up Iny der",iwoy fOl !he preyic:tus calendar 'ftN. Clf (b) inola;... m. tho auomey ha< in foct conlpItIftI the proI"et:HonaIism COO"" rt<juired b)' Rule 9.A .. Clf (e) seltin, fonll Ii .-..lid ""cusc (illness 01 0Ibcr £OOd ......) rClf failum 10 ~y with ci1htr rcquiremcm. Paymmt Qf 1 l... oxlnlpliaDo! foc in tho III)OIUIt of $JOO muSllCCOltlplny the Iffidiwit.

As.\lOOll as practicable aft .. M"",h 15 of each year. the Chairman of the Commiss.ioo 00 Coot;nu;ng ugal (d""atioo shall furnish the Secretory of the Alahruno State Bar a suPl'Ie""'nt3lli~t of any auornoys who flied a dtflCit:DC)' plan as pemtiued by Rule 6.A. bill who have railed either to carT)' out such plan or to meet the reponi"8 requirements of Rule 6.A.11-.e WI .. ~ "'IUire"",nl" and r.anrtioru appl;cable 10 the ,uOO>ey. 00 the initial <l<lin<joenllist $I\all apply to the aI'ornoy' on this supp\en"'ntallisL Al the exl'i,,"ioo of .ixly (oo) day. from the date of tho onkr to show cause, ,he Di$Ciplinruy Commiss;o" shall ""tor an or-dcr ,",pending the law Iice-nse of each

"non-.oy who lias not. pursUJnI to the third Jl'If"g:raph of Ihis Rule 6.B .. filed on affi· da"i, th.u the Di seipl;n..,. Commiss.ioo considers sati.factory. At any time ""ithin ninety (90) days .rtc.lhe order of suspen.ion, an atlOmeJl may file ",ilh tho Di$CiplllW)' Comml"ioo an atr,d.1\"it illd", .. in, that the '""""')' lias earned 12 appn.wtd CL£ Cfl'dit< (Of the number of credit< the altornoy "''U <l<fi_ cienl) .nd want< those crOO;t< .. ,;g~ to the year fOf ""hleb the atl<lmCy was in <>OncOmpliance wllh Rille 3. Of lndicouing thai the a,,<>rnry has rompIeccd the prof",,siooalism ~ rcquirtJ by Rule 9.A. If the Di..,iplioary Cornnilision finds the affi_ da";l satisfactory. it shall fonbwi\h enter an

order ..,instating the OUlornoy. At any time beyond niflOly (90) daY" from the order of S"-'Jltf\Sion. an altOrney shall file witlt the Disciplioary Boanl an affi_ davit like lilal d=ribed in the pc=di"8 parag:mph, but """" an attorney must tile witlt thai atrJdavit. pet;lioo for reinstalement (sec Rule 28. Alabama Rtolcs of Disciplinary I'roced=). An "l<ImCy may appeal to the Disciplinary Boanl from an order of sus-]lttlSion of an order denying rrinstatemerlt cnt..-rd by the Diseiplinary Commission. Additionally. any aff<:<:tM ou<>rnry may appeal any action of the Disciplinary Boon! to the Supreme Coun in ac<:<:cdance witlt the Rules of Di$Cipiinary Procedure. •

J:gcal CfJarfiward offichievement The Alabama State Bar local Bar Award of Achievement recognizes local bar associations for their outstanding contributions to their communities. Awards will be presented during the Alabama State Bar's Annual Meeting, July 22nd24th in Sandestin. Loca l bar associations compete for these awards based on their size-large, medium or small. The fo llowing criteria will be used to judge the contestants for each category: • The degree of participation by the individual bar in advancing programs to benefit the community; • The Quality and extent of the impact of the bar's participation on the citizens in that community; and • The degree of enhancements to the bar's image in the community. To be considered for this award, local bar associations must complete and submit an award application by June 1,2004. For an application, contact Ed Patterson, ASB di rector of programs, at (800l354-6154 or (334)269-1515, ext. 161, or P.O. Box 671, Montgomery 36101.

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Now these ,,"Otds wt:n: ~ ... lIen the Fcdcntl Rules of Civil Procedure w= jus, Ii,,/;: )'(Carl okl. n.. Federal Rules were adopted in 19).8 in Ibe f<dcml s)'Stem. Prescntloday w" ha"" Jaorob Wal~. Jr.. tile "'" of the man " '00 spoke those ... 0l'Il<. and • di,tingui>hed practitioner in Opelika. He tohl !lit before this ID<Iming that lie was presenl on the occasioo of his fAther·s remarks awaiting onItrs for military $«'0'. ~. W" also have presenl his son. Jaorob Waller. Ill. • cirtu;t judge in Lee Coonty and grandson of the man woo spote those

"""",,- "The scene "",,'eo f"",:an! to 19-15 whetllbe Supreme Coon of Alabama released FoX f"J"< Fmhu. U6 Ala. 6(». 21 So. 2d 827 (1945). " 'here • majorilY of this Coon hdd thai "'ill> certain narrow exceplions the rulcmaking pow", was ~ in the Alabarno. LtgisJalllre, Judge Ed UvingslOll. then <h;"f jUSli«:. dil$Cnted because in his ......... "tile poYo't1" 10 m.W: rules 8"",min8 the procedure of couru is w..ren~y

judi<ial. and that thi' Coon has

the inherenl po"'.,,. 10 prescribe ",Ies of procedure gm-eming the trial COWlS." Foshn. U6 Ala. '1615. 21 So. 2d at 837. But. Chief Justice UvingSlOn cxpre<St:d the mirnily'>CW. and witOOul any JXlWC' in the COW1IO do anylhing 10 change our pnx:cdure. change ...... "I' 10 the kgisla. ture. In 1953. Dcan M. Leigh Harrison. whorn many of us re"",mbcr fondly from our law school days. "'!Ole this: "AI.bama ha< a modir~ sy,trm of rommoo law pleading wrueh ha< .<unIiwd Ibe ,dO<m m':" 'e"",nl$ d.,.· ing tho pa>I hundred years without basic chrulge. MOSt of our important ..... ,u1eS on pleading " 'hieh "'" fooM in Ibe Code of 1940 are also found in tbe CI)(le of I S52:'

M, Leigh Ilanison. "Rrfonns of Alabama I'k:oding:' 6AI •. L Rev, 2S. 31

(1953). I might add that in Mobilc Ibe", was a "..... 1"'''' fO<m of COIllllIOll law pleading in pract~ than in .ny 0lJlCt" place in the ,tat •. ""'hrn Alabama ultimately aban' doned common·law pltading. we w.", probably the only Engli>h-.".,aking juri,. di<-tion in the world thai fol""'"ed il. and in Mobile ;1 woukl ... , .. jw.t been like going inlo • l;me ~ap<ul. for some Sludem of proo;edu", 10 como 10 Mobile CoonlY and w'll~h Ibe rompl.im and thon the dem.,.· "" and Ibe rrlluu", and Ibe surrebutter and IIIe rejoind.r and the ,urrejoind.r ",hile tho res! of the State "'..... plead ins in <hon by COII<ent and ",,"'ing some lieI'" . Under CQmm<)ll·)aw pleading the pol. islting of pleadings beeame an an form and the f=ning of the ;"uo< through pleadings "'<IS the way to reach the ulti· maIO issucs. ()i<cO''''Y w;l!i no! ~ily "".ilable bee"U'" pleading< $OUght Ibe refinement Oiherwisc 3Itainable through discovery. One can make. compelling "'!lu,nenl that loday a lot "f people "'·00 never .tudicd COIl1moo·law pleadins do DOl suffICiently appm:i.te the e\e"",nts of

• caus< of ac:1ion. S""h sl>oncoming can rome back 10 haunt 31 tile """"Iu,ion of tbe tri3.l who1t. moIion for judgmenl as a maIler of law i< made for failu", of proof, In 1955. the Legislalure. in ",hal we t>Scd 10 call Act No. 375. embraced ftdtral di~ by Slatnle. Prior 10 lhaltimc di .. emery was unknown. Thomas Skinner of Birmingham, • 'taiwan for procedural ",fO<m. ".. rocc an aniele 'taling.·""The inquiry was ci",umscribcd to mal""" which wCR: ",k:vant and pcninentlo IIIe i...... as made by the pany'$ Cl.im <1<

d<-fem.e. Any etTort by in!Crrt>plOOes. or othcrwfSC> lO\.bwn a clear picture of !he factll"l ~ilU"ion in any case was mel "'illl lhe,,:w:ienl h"" and cry of 'fIshing ""pcdi· lioo' with the result lhaI each parly and lhe 'f"'" Were ""IuirndlO en"" upon the trial of Ill<- t = "';lbout any knctwlcdg<: of the f""",&1 C(Hlltnlions of the panics." Tl>omas E. Skinner. ''Alabama', Approoo:;h 10 a Moxlem System of Pleading and Practice:' 2QF.RJ), 119. 129-30{l957). So then '"c had worst of bQIh worlds. Beginning in ~5 ~ had elaborate pleadings and full !:lb.'T!' fc:dcrnl discovery. I h! )957. a bloe ribbon commiuee was f~ k"",, !1f'S til<: C(>mJTlissioo for Judie Refoof. and the """oo.rship <)n lhaI un;"ee was mosI impressi ..... Tom Sldmwr of Birmingham was dliimmn. A/so locr.ing was E. T. llro,,'n or flirrnilllh""', Joh n Calldell of Decalur: JllJJIoIII J. Carler of Mootgomery; JudI:" il!>hut II. GI'OOIIlS of Birmingham: l)ta" U Lcij!h lI arrison of ThscaJoosa: Jolin D. llilll:ins of Birmingham: Judge RObftt M. lIill of 1'Ioren<:e; • yoon8 """Ya'11.1med Trum. n Hnbbs of Mool8Onlcry: Fnmds I"g<' of Mobiie: JudJ:<' Wall~c fl. J"""" of Monlg"""'1)': Chid' JuSlift. J.~:cJ U .jngs!"" of MOIllgomery: ,\n .."..y G~""ral John l':oltc.,.,n of Montgomery. ,,'110 is "'"' (oday: Wi"""m S. I'rikh~rd of Birminsh:un; M~ rion Rushton of Momgomtl); Judge J otm H. Scott of M<Illlj;Omcry; Justltt lb,·is .: Stakely of !hi. oourt; J lllXlb A. Walker again $hQw$ p as a mo:m"'r of d»1 cornmi1!ee; and Wrighl .• cif<"Uil judge udgo Reu""" in T"$CaloOl..1. Torn Sk inlltT h.ld a connecIion with the Yal. I.... &lVol lhrough which he

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learned of. graduat. ing senior who need· ed a ,u""""r iob before laking • leaching poSl Stalting in the fall in Texas. AI.aI:>3ma was 00 lhe W3Y 10 Teu< and so wis young man "·as hirull<) rompile • reporI for the rom · mission lO ... bmillo the ltgisl;uurc as a vclriole for ~ing Ill"....,. I..,,.. j,, ,.. <J{ OIJ Glury d..:umfr I~ roIundd <J{ 'h, Iolnh<>"", Rules of Ciyil JI«i;d ,,/ B.iWlng ,'.ri"g ,It< ("I'""""",i,, honoring lit< A.R.C.I'. J>rocedure by Slatute. fum of Cap<'ll. 1I0"..rd. Kna~ & 1ha1 promising yoong legal ",holM was DOn<: other than Charles Allen Wright Cobbs. A coo,in of mine. Lislcr Jlill. wa< who woold lalC"!" become the author of " young partner there. Uster abou1 Ihal widely acclaimed lre.tOO OIl federal prac. lime W$ rlcc100 f""sidenl of the Y(>Ung lice. jnri;dicl;oo and procedurc. He did a La"'Y<""'· Section of tI>e Alabama S"'le nilllCtfu! job w;th the help of P rofessor Bar. AI the new kid in !he offICe. I "..,. ;nslruc1ed thaI I was to be !he editor of the O"ighl Morgan orthe Uni'"rr'$i!y of now dduncl Y\"s newsletler. 0rK:e. OIl Alabama School of Law. who also taught <omo of US in law ochool. what 1 OOMidrrro 10 be • ilow news day. I A biU adopting rule, palIemod after!he conro::ted. survey of the young lawyrrs a< to whether tbcy would "",fer 10 have. FedcroI Rules of Civil1'mctrlure WI$ inlrOduced in lhe Legislature in 1957. It something rnodtled af",r the Federal Rules of Civil Ptocedure 10 repl""" cornroon·law did 001 ~ and. from whall hI'''' been told. its der•• t WI$ MSlIJ'M " .n." ,,'Qrd pleading . I i... luded " ",ar..,1f ballol wiw a pI"",. f(:O" rommenl$. Well, il came as 00 spmd thaI if the bin passed. chil rights !3wy<:r1 >u<h as those retained by the .....,rue 10 me !hal the rtSJlOI"l'e W$ 0'...,.· wllelming1y poSit;",. NAACP l.wy<:1S "iould know more about our pr:><1ieo.- than the rc5l 0( lhe bar. ThaI So. oow i1 is 1968 or rarly 1969. and I ha,.., !his >laCk of ballols !hat ha..., ~n wa< the <!eaw k...U and there the maUer mailed back 10 me and I do 001 know ,,·hal lay for " few We. """'.., toward the mid .60s. I was 10 do ,,·ilh them. Not ~·ing any bcncr. 1 "..,m up 10 !he g<l\"CmOf'SoffICe and ash<! gradll3l«i from the Un;"=ity of Alabama to..., tile g<l\"CmOf·s legal ..:Msor. When Law School in 1965 and WI$ ";siling my you go into !he gOlemo<'s olf= recc~ion pandmolhet at Point Clear for a few days before I began the ad back up 10 the ore .. way back ;n !he far leflhand "'l<I>l't. I"",,, is •• mall offICe. The recrpIioniS! said north po1t of the stale 10 begin sludying for the bar exam. Ed lIardin. " law ocl>ool J noedcd to sec a Mr. Maddox and tool: me ba<k 10 mal liUIe comer offJce w"",,, 1 \\..,. classma1e. IOld "'" !hat the AI"boo""" Trial to Hugh Maddo~. with whom introductd l.a"'ytn Associalion was then havinS their annua] ,"""ling al Ille Grand Hotel. 1 would SC1\.., 0fI wi. COUJt 30 J'CM$ L1u:r. Hugh was!OOSl cordia]. and I delivered 10 Well. I thought. !hat's JUSt ...,..." the road him my stack of ballots. He didn·t g;...., nle so 1 will drop by one ",enins and s« whal any gr= """,,!hat anything wai going to mighl be going 0fI. J went 10 !he Bird Cage Lounge. a longtime fIXI"'" al the happen. btU be "..,. ''''l' polite. hoi.!. and " •.1.$ I"",,, inlrOduced to a ''''l' The candidates for the office of imposing figure wOO """,nn.1e$/; WI$ chief ju>tice in 197{I an: pres:cn1lOday. !OOSI ooogenia] n.amed lIoll·ell ll. nin. !he Formo:r GOI·emo. John Patluson and Howclllknin. then an anorney in lhrn fl'"CSidem of tile Alabama Trial Lawym Assoc;"'lioo .... woodenul ",Ia· Thscumbia. both soughl the Dcmoenl'" lionship wus began. Pany oomin.tion. My father. Champ Lyons. Sr., WI$ a wellkoown physician Afl .... a clerl<ship for U. S. Oistrl<1 who had pa<St<l away in 196!i. During the Judgt I)a nie-l H. llIoI'_ of Mobile. J height of !he c3Inpaign. Jodge Heni" ca"", to MOfIlgomory in 1967 wiw the

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called mo and said. "Champ. ,,'e'd IiI:<: I<.> run .<Orne political ads and 1I;,,'e on Ihc boItom of it 'Paid Political ad by Frier>ds of 11"".. 11 IIenin. Champ Lyons. Ir.• Chairman:" Well. I ..id. "1 <lon't have any illusions about Ihc n:"<on behind this; I fed something IiI:<: Nancy Sinatra. rul nonclhclc.<s you may use my nam":' And so. there wt..., 50IlIC ads run along those h""", in thaI campaign. and his",,>,. of coo!'St. n:fkc1< thaI ludge Hoflin was elocted to the Office of Chief I">!i",, for Ihc leml beginning in January of 1971. Unbe~"""'nst 10 mo. JLJd!l" Hcflio $(lQd wa. qlJite ru,y ""'king .lJthori(~ for mit· m.1king power from the legi,lat"n:. Hi. etTon. <:ulminatoo in Act No. 1311. 1971 Rcgnl'" Session. The ~ of the act """'" g"nalOl"S Dorninid:. Shelby (tlw·, our U.S. ScnaIor Shelby). King. Vacca. Noonan (Ihat would be Lionel"Red"' Noonan of Mobile). O·B""""". and Cook. Ao1 No. \3\ \ p",,"iib! thai "for!ho pur. I"'"" of simplifying pr.lC1K:e and procedun: in all civil .... ions in all coons in Alabama and "",,,ring the jU$~ speedy and inc.,pen. determination of <:'.'<1)' action upon its merits. the supremo coon shall 1\,.... the PO"'-" from lime to lime to adopI general rules.. form< of~ writs. pleadings. m<IIH>ns. pr.lC1K:e. and ~ in all o;"'il ac1ions in Alabama pnwided tlw such rules shall not obrid!l". enlarge. or modify the SUbslllnlive righl of any pany:' ACI No. Oil bo:""", law on Scp'embcr 17. 1971. The Ael further provided thai rules promUlga1ed ptII'SlIant thereto "'ould \Ilk eIT"", six monlhs after their adoption by Ihc Alabama Supreme Coon and all law. in conflict thert:with wooId be of no f"ni>cr force or elf""" The ~premo COUrt ","' OU' an iHQuif)' 10 Ihc bar soliciting name. of pwple to be placed on an ady;sory conlntiltee to be c"-"1;ed with responsibility for dntfting lbe rules. Pcrtl3pS based upon my pn::'o'H>ns elfon. as editor of the YLS """"let ...... I am told lhal sevenl people suggested that I should sen.. <)n the commiu"" and I ..'a. appoinled as ant of!ho original 15 mem· be-rs. The O!h<-r members of the commiltee wen: Oa~l<y W. Melloo. J r.. of Montgomery. chainnan: TImothy M. Conway. Jr.. Bim,ingham: Prof...... r Fr.onk Ilvnaldson. Birmingham: J. Foy Guin. J r.. R"""Uyille: Ci,..,ui l Judge J~mes D. Haley. Binniogham: F'-Antis II. H3'-". Sr.. Binningham: Clrruit J udge J..... ph M. Hod"''''d .... Mobile:

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Tu)CaIoosa: Jam", L Kliner~ lI~r. AMiston: Jack !.i,'I"!:"to... Srou,t:.Jro: Chnmp L ) ",... J r•. Montg""",ry: M~)..,r W. Mobile: Ira D. I'min. LiYingSlOO: Sam W. Pipes. Ill. Mobile: and TItomas E. Skin ..... Birm ingham. On Friday. N",,,,mber 5. 1971. Oakley Melton called 10 order the "'l(3Ili>.1OOnal meeling of the "",",'Iy formed S"p""''' Court Ad,'isory Commill ... on Rule$ or I'ractice Hod I'rucrou .... Chaimlllll Melton briefed IIIe committee on i" purpose and 1.<Silled ... thaI Judge Henin would be in 10 talk to uS I..er after "'-" concluded "","I of our ruSt""'" The ntin· utes ref1e<t thaI Reginald T. Ham ..... "'00 is also lien: to<Iay.lhcn secretary of lbe Alabama S""e !lor. oddressed the members and congralul.ted Ihcm on being chosen 10 serve on thi< committee. as the ulti"""" result of the work and occom--pli!ihmen" will be "far reaching and of Upmosl imponance:' Then lie o/Ten:d hi' ....i.unce and ,ha, of hi. st.1f 10 the proj<:Cl. ,,·hich "os e.xltl;mely belpf"l. bo:ausc 1 rnded up living in Ihc bar building for about a year, The next items ""'" the dates and plaa:s of meelinV and the possibility of selling a tentab'" dale for OOI1\pIeIion of. dfaft. Oal:Iry suggested '""f;lliar .-..:dings on the lasJ. Friday of each month for a period of ni"" loomhs "'im a possible target dale for COI11!>k!ion of Ju\y 1972. Af..... lcngthy di<· cu<Skins. and from reading be!Wtt1l Ihc lines of th::!:c minll1es. there wen: some ~e~ics who fell that il could not be done in nine month<. ,,'" ~""'" 10 a very pi\'OtaJ """""n~ OWnnan Ski""" posed the question as ,,·lIether it " ... IIIe inl""lion of the committee to go all the way back with

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lhe study of these rules or "'hether thecommit"'" intended to pick up tb: 19.57 rules and ,,<Jrl; from thaI point and update the rulcs in keeping with what had been done in 1957. We ,'.-ould ha'>'e had to reiD'" >"nl the wheel withoullhc 1951 wort product. Much dis.clNion followed wiIh commenl. from commi,teemen eonwiy. fI ..... Pipes. Hoe~lander. Skin .... Guin. and others dealing with the feasibil~y bt starting from scratch. Following the <ion. a . il

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contacted regarding the Law help. They said if some satisfaclory arrangoments "<)I1ld be worted <lU' bel"'"",n our oommill"", and tilt 1' ;''''C~ they might m.1ke this ant of !hoir projects. It was >tressed by the membefl; of the, committ"" thaI ."w(: need the right JI,IaIl (thi, i. in rontc:<1 of a tqlOrtcrj ID bqlp ,,1 this job done. that il would be ~ we coold depend 00 as an """"rate sou,,", of inf(lm'l3lion. thai i, the f,rs, n..jor ,Iooi· sion thi< commill"", must rnaI!t' Commi~ ... man Pipes '""'~ tlt.t. '"authorize the eha'rman 10 m!iU8"lC the rnaltor and obtain the SCNi:flpf a COlI"f>"" tenl """,ultant reponer and.lI1OOrize thc chairman 10 amonge for hi. ~f"'os:I6on

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"",ltd fqr Ihi. wt.. Tho commlllcc 0.... brol.e lhc nib <k:M-" inlO ,'Viou!; bnd;ets aod a"";""" " .. ,,01><:0$ 01 .... commito«: '"

ckb I*ll'l. Q,ief Jl>5Ik<: 1 1clU~"IlI"tam:l b<f"", \he C<Jmn\IUCC oro:I «pr<:SOfId hi, ~ ""d !be apprec,ation oIlhc COWl. He cmPiu!J/A:<i lhc impon.tnCe of lhc pre-

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r"" .........'" MIl heWd. "'Champ.. I"m up '""" in hodfl' IkOid·$ oK...... ~ "" .... boK-",......... 10 Wlilboul findi"l • rqKIfI<T lOr 1M commM_- And I rqIIiDd.. -wen. o.tJey... )'011 ' - - . I menOOncd 0... Ibni_ \he ocher dIIy and I havI: no Olhcr _ 10 "'UCSl- 0aUey said. "w"U • ..,.,... on up here lII)"""&y." II neYer H

onlCml my n"nd .. [drove from my off"", II Capell. Howan!. KfW>e It Cott>s W lhc JudiciallluikliOi 1Iw IMy wo,..,

d,al ",uSI acoompany W mok ,I 1M oro:I Tho nil»01<ld(ll deadli"" <"lOme up I ""$:Inlier Jw,.: Heflin .. ying ghl"nine mon<hs "",,"on

aboul 10 """""'" 0..1 I bccon .. !he rq>OI1 .... When [ .... Ikcd in, I was lo1d 1Iw [ would be 1M rq>Of\l'I". I was laken aback MIl said, "WeU. I don·1 krow lhaI l could do !hal. MIl 1hc:y said. - Well. "'... lhin\: )'<IU ~~ So probIIbly by def..J~ from la<k of

m..,>tIr bIcIscd '" be: iIIlbe rigbI Ill<" ngli time. I JOIa phone all

.. yone "be who ...... willinl'" lake che lad; on. IhIlII '-" I bocarne 1M n:ponor ",!he comrrull«. My pllltlciplliOll would IlOl ha..: Ixt;n potMbk wi"""" Iht ooopcraIion of .... film ol Capell ....... Knabe &: Cobbs. ..·hid> conIinucd '" pay my Wary .. hik I dc:wMed a11lUl all of Ill)' lime 10 !he ..-00: of 1M rommiu.... Tho """Iinlll mOl followed ""on, e><lntORlinary. TIme and again I saw mem1:k."T5 of 00f romrni,«< .. 1>0 !\ad SU"Or1I!y i<kfIIiflolbie inletaU ..i(ll certain oegmenu of che practice of .... ,",,' aside lhoso: in1ef-

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om and (as( >"tIltS (or ouk$1bty considort"d 10 be (.... ond ~ II ...... ltUIy • heart"'"&I"lTIina npl:.k""t. We all h>d elifr...... pmonaIilie$. W~ had Judge Joe 11ocu..der........ had a raspy ....... I IC" .. ,,1bu 01 one 1""111 >..: ,.,...,

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"" Joml'Iht", MIl l lolid. "Wen. Jud~ HO(:klandcr. ..-hal do )'<"OJ lhinI: 1M ckrk< of che CIOlIRS willllunl. olthi. portion of !ho ",losT and he b.1rl;cd. me .."Champ.

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rommitlCC:· F. R. Ci~. I'. 52 pro-.·ido< Imu r"ldinll' of (OCt in • non-jury case an: maOO>KW"y. n.. mp draft of Ruk ~2 c:ontair>«! a .im;.. lor J>fO"ision. Bock chen. circuiljud&a djcJ DOl '-e K<:....urics. I JOI. phone call one dIIy from J""F Hodlandcr MIl in his m.1<!'d-(;lICI way.1Ie M..t. ~ I

","ill Ji..:)'OII .. ..:qui1Ull in !he ktony of your choOcc if )'011 will make .... fondio; of fill'! in Rule ~2 diocmionary." And ... I said. "I ..·ill bria& n10 che commillOe.~ IMd2 ......... modified ond, fonunatdy. I IIe''''' had Ie> call in my cbi1. with Judge 1I000klandcr. n..,..,....,010 n\3.lly rtWIlox1io<li. 'kry early 00 5CI'CI">l,,,.mbct< of lhc commi.1OI:

expn:sscd conccm lhaI",'" paUCmcd of1ef che feden! ru.leo could hc.r....d in 1M """,,,01~ ..... yasMII..weloiii Judie$. Sam Pipl:l' ...... malo on ~ rd"maI ~ limes lIIc=I\cr coneanins !he \IQcr futilily of "Tiu,,& ndo<: thai were itlajllblr: of J..;ng "'"-<I by bad people.. lie said we will be sluing here 20 ~.... from now <lill <h/"u", unIcss _ 1"l>OClgJli;cc this ,wity and drow "'ks 1Iw will be fair and reason· obk for good I.,.,yen and impanial judges. Frnncis Hille. Sr. was one of the Jl10Sl unfOfFllObk clut..:1c>l l ""'" mel. Hi. gill for che Ijll tum of. phnsc ...... 001· WllldinJ. DOIIbdos. this ~iU scrmI him ",,,II his many lfiu"""," in 1M oourtn:IOm. At one pot ....... conoiocIemI whelhcr 10 J>fO"idc ",lit( in Rule 2!i lOr penons who. ,,·hillo an """"" is ponding. railed '" ~y "'lth che _ of nonclaims (14)-2·350). A .... ,'I'" ...Ii5e ...... ....m.d ...i><fdIy .... t.. be elfccti..: ......... the ~ of 1M dc:cedcru was enlilled 10 IW<:r1 on)' nnda" • COdlr..:1 ]lMIidin& for che paymenl of che judg,,,.n1. Mr. lIore. CVI:f lhe realiS!. sa'" a rca.lOnllble ootnprotnisc in this IlJ>III')'>tb whilo: (Ilhco CQ",p l~ir.cd !hal il did not go flf "noo", IlIId e><~ opposition !O il Mr. Ibn: illllll<dioldy otS!)OOdrd 10 !he entia. by.uoc. ~VOOf attiludo rnnilICb me of .... drn\o·ni", man in the swimming pool. As the ~ franbcaUy COO<id<:r Ih<1r op6ons. ...' _'" oays. ·II=. throw bun thn l,k pmer-.u: To lhIo.. che slepIi< 1t"pIb.. ·000 Hod..... it is jU$l _ lo/lIJIllO do Ill'" on)' p>d:~ WI><:o! !he qursWn ....as ODO»odcrcd. che opproach wpponcd by Mr. 11 .... r=i>...:I sumcionc '"OIe$ ond il now"lll"tltS .... 1M. 25(.)(3). OOIt:y Mdl(ll'" lifted with consumon.uc ..kill, of d>.,inllamJ.ip. Wilhol.u hi. abilily 10 pla.:e mlll1cl"S in Jl""SIX'C ';'''. 10 preside over lhc ~lOtion of OPP<:><Ing ,iev;,o .... im ,,"II pOIicnce. 10 II olI ti",.. Ill'! with l.Ii""'" inoqrily.1lIId 10 """"" for· .."aid 10 • consensus with juso che right baI;lntt of "",,IllY arid rifllW:U, ...... could ""'"'" '-e ptI)lII.ocN che obaI. is now "-11 che Alabama Ruks of

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:wi <JIhrr " .. of the commit1ce ..J of the coun. Y,'csIl'llblish",,1iOOt owdM ..J publi>Iw:d ;. ;" pamphlti f<WIn ..... eimllai(d i, 10 !Ix bar for comment ill the period bel"""", !Ix summer of 1m ..... its .x.p.ion. Joh" Wllb ....... d.n: 01 the Court 01 Civil Appeal •• '" ali() h= today and be auerdcd IOO:\t 01 our """",ngJ 0>"" the years. A few minUlts ago. John h.:tnded "'" • oopy of !><US tha, Ix Ix oopied 01.1' of JUSI"", Jamc:t N. Bloodworth·, rule: book. Jw.uce BIood,,'onh·s...,... n:flc<:L: "Dcu: .. br I. 1972. rulc:J pn:SCfIbId "" the coon by the 00I'I'IIT\I11t'e.~ A p;ru.n: ,.~ "-'" 0f1 IhM oo:asKJn ..J OfIly ""'" mtfD.. ben ol W <:OWl .II dull u"'" ourvi .... J...uo: Maddo>. ..J 0Ucf MI"", Heflin. Both oIlhcm ~ here today. JtJ§Ib Kobtrt !llla.....""d abo """ • mombtr 01 thai COW1. lie is !he fath:r cI J .... "'" IInnant lIan'oM . ,,';111 ...1>001 1sen,,and,.hI> is ali() h= lOiIoy. J~m Bloodworth·, noICS n:1Ic:a ilia. then: was a public hearing 00 Dettmbor 12. 1972. Acconlillj l() Ju,""", 1I1oodW<ll1h. tho rourI me' "" Oectmber 1)111. 18Lh.. 2OLh.. 27Lh.. and 29th. And lhen NewY...·s OlIO)' 197300mes. :wi 1 om """""'11110 Ie:_ the ""',, day for the ~ of. ltnJIhy IriaI iD ~ IhaI had Iqun in..ty Dlxa,b •. AlahImI pIa)'<d Tcus in the Cooon Ibo'l on January I. 1973. and I .... .11 IIOme omiolWy ...."ailin& Ihe lid: off. On Ill" New Ye..•• Day momi", my lelqlhone r;otIJ :wi ~ __ Iud", Htn .... He had filUrcd ou, lhol l ""IS hexled for ThocIIooSI (or !IeVefaI _ ....y. Judgc He "," $aid. "We need to IC' ,ogether. Champ. and JOOVU"!he these rules and

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On TIoesday. January bod. "'" ~ 1lAt ..... lle:nin Mid [had IO"t cwn "'til' ;, ..... , ... 1Itd. Mid """"""""" 10 Judge BIoodvI"OfIIo'. notes. "Jonuary 3. 1973. "'" COlIn ......, "'" new fUIc:J &$ of 2.:43 porn. CST by • YOiC: 019 10 IIOIhiIll to taI:e cff<CI Jul)' ). 1973." As you " 'ill ~ • AcL No. 1311 "",",'idcd \haLthe ruJes would OOL lake dJ<CI OUIIU sU mo.ull< af'Lrr promullillioo. ".., i. why we ...., hen: oolcl:lf\lli"1I .hi~ onniVCfSary 00 July 3. 2003. on tlx <'Ve of lho 4~ of July. W. then tqln "'" Wuclllional portion. and OOley :wi I .... vtlc:d all OVU" Ihe $!alt. We prubobIy "-'" .. many spoodou; .. oomrixldy """,i", for 1"""""". n.. ..... .,."i.... I reaJlll"lOit vividly coincid· ed "ith "'" cimti. jud&a' mtttioog iD Hilmi.."..... .II the Cbmber\Ind Uw Sdoool 0UJcy ..J .Judcc Haley Mid I "'til' .... "'" pbtf<WIn WI IlAt ..:IiIori"", in CIomllcrLand III ..... ~. JII<I&<: H ~ paucd ....'.y ..... year II&" llIi. sprilll. He Ie:", 50 mud> cm:Lil:>ility 10 Ihe role:< """...Ie Ix cook! address Ihe o;"'uit judg.. III "one of ""'m." lIavins him >'OOdO (or ,,·h.lt we ...... called the:''new roles" was huge. We an ...'cm:l qO>eS~ .. thai. ",minor III ....y Ion&. ~aLcd .... Ihe front ,."... ...... .. inwnidau", J""ge J. R...... ll McElroy. McElroy ..... tlx do:ad cI

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the ami;' jItd&o:s II tha, lime. l ie wa. 11'1 "t <liff""'''' 1c:agut.:wI """""y.ud addn:ss llim otlxr than as "Judge McElroy." Ik SIt ~ .. iII> a ~pf quu;Uons thai 1 ..... JUte Ix tal 'P<* """'" fine IUI1lJl&. E,'CO" few ""nUl" ...... of lIS """,Ld """" 10 ...y. ··Y... Joo~ I-kElroy. ,,1IaI is y<lUf ~i"" . end oftbe .... y. U.S. Oo~ JOId,i;:o 3iId f""""" Alabama Cln:uit J"d~ S.,.boome II . I.),"'''' cood""tcd ali.,.. pretrial conf.<encc. Al the cikJ or thc too· f....1Ie" .... askt\L fOl" 'l""\lioJlS. Judge McELroy"';>«I his h.wl anti ~ a 'ypi. cally dct:t.ilc:d q"""ion. I ''Oh ..... !lOw is this coi"8 to C()mI: ,T r,,,, I..., ...:.ds oot of Judge l~'J mouth jUSI...., of lei the jir rut ~

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~ I still call !hem \he ...... Rules, C\'CfIIIIou&h ii', been )() ynR since Ihty ......... <:Jri&inaIly IIdopIcd by !he ALat.nv. ~ Court. II _INIY Iht highIi"" of my IepI ~ 10 _ &$ dIainnan of !he .... , ......... "met. 'l$Cii(lotd and drafIcd Ihe Rub and 10 VI'OIt with !he line .....'Y"'S and judfp and law prof",",,", on !he ecmmi ...... II ...... '<'ef)' t.Ianood DCIOIYIIine<-•• "'" lad .".tieu" Irw)'I'I"$. c:tpo:,ielm judges - ' u-,.. . .abIe law pro(essm on !he C<IIIVIIinte.. WbaI "'" did ........uy dIanfod and nlOdemiud the procc<knI.y5lem of chil j.wia: in Alabama. The 1%7 lqislolure forst ronsidemIlhis projecI " 'hm ,. appoin!Cd. Cor"misslon fur Judirial Rofonn , The wm: proWct of Ihc commission pa.<Scd the !lowe of R."...,.ntativt$ by 1\11 0I'Crwholmif1£ Y(lI<c. bu. ,",'hen Ihc bill """"i to !be Sel\ale, Ihcre WI$. ''''Y .mall nwnber of 1tIW0I'S ",1>0 w= Id.lm:aoIly 0flI'0!Cd 10 Ihc bill. Theil oppo:!i.ion in oome inwIncts ..... thai <M'lY Alabama bwy« _1<1 Il10>.., 10 f<qet aU he knew .... civil I*adina and procuIun::. md laW)'C2'S """,Id ~ 10 buy I 101 d ...... books, _ ~ lhemlel""" all .,...,. ...... The ~ of I (ew ImIIIOR III';.....,. ~1Icd in Ihc defCIII of Ihc bill 110_, !he WOIt: of Ihc ....,•• ois>ioa and !he ~ ~ did anile pubIie inIeraI in joIdiciaI rdOmI. and Ihis kd 10 Chief Juslicc IIooo..,U Hcllin ard !he Abbomo Supttmr; Court "PI>OinllnI our hbiluy CooImi_ in 1971. We.......u.J on. rqularbWs ",,"1tII nI(IIIlhs, and !he rom ,,",Ii......, cnfI. of !he ..,... Rules was if.sucd in AugtlSl l9n Such 1hIl ..... prilIIed by w.... PubliVU... Company and diwil>.Kcd 10 e-;ny Iawyc<. ~ judge. every llw ochooI. and the AI:lbanlll Law ImcilUle for =ir:w and corn"","" and lUsgeJ.ions. ~afl ..... lhc ...... Rub"""" .....nlual]y odopttd and

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"f1>rn: ..., really"''' mea ,,'110 .... r-imarily ~lill.d 10 !he credil for sucII ..form and !he modomiwim oIlhe AIabamIo jIdiciaJ sys...... Olirf J~ lIa,.-.lllltfiln orpnil;<d mil pr<Mr:kd!he Ielodcnhip for Ihe. adopion 0( Ihe jIdiriaIlrticlc lei ..... AIabamIo <:CIftSli...m.. This wm.ti1Ulional ammdnlm mad!: Abbama !be IIIIISI rno<brI jIdiciaI tySIem in America. He ""'" fdk>wcd IhaI up wid!!berd"orm oI!beAbbama RulesolCivil~. Scmeol )'011 ~ ..ill \he old rommon law oy<&rm in AIaboma. You suncd • Iaw:wiI ...-ilb • compIainl. !hen you gat. dmuttr and Ihm you p . plea. !hen you JOI. domum:r lei !be plea. !hen you gat a rtpIica<ior>. !hen you JOI. joindor. 111m you p . oum:joiJUer and a """'U.".. and • surmxmcr. Pleadings alone WOIlkl5On'leli....s go on for monIM and It'IOI'\IM.. and evc1\ yeat3. before Ihe pru1i<:< """Id e>"CmU3l1y join i .."" for • trial. This awk-

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wllll"ll. IC<:hnicai. ~ ~)'$Iem hld been JOins 00 in Alabama fa" a 100 y=" or """". and yet you e... ·1 imagine Ihe oppositioo .... ran into in Iryins 10 ch:Inje and "'form wch civil pIeadirlg and practice pmct:dolre. II _ really illlCmlln&. bul in • woy it_ unraI.. 10 .... and tar ........ o(!be ..MOnS IhIt I'""'I'Ic '"'WId OJII'O*' sucII ~ iI ~ !hey would baYe 10 .., 10 8i1boiagllam lei.......:! a Jeminar 10 bra obouIlhe ...... Iy$!em. n..,..aid. ~I will baYe 10.., 10. ",,, .... -IhII'• ..,...... cog

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in !he o/Iice 01 0Iid JUSlia: Heflin ... hen he mil I ifl\-iItd Champ 10 rome mil moe!. with II< and ..-htn we ""'"' 0I"'ha bo.ocd" him into -and,.. \0 be Ihe. """"'"'" fa" the comminrc. As • «:$UI' 01 hiJ ~ 01 the "'I'O<'<'f-. job..... now know ,,-hal a W<lIIdetful job he did and 00w ""tstanding his """" wu peri"orn-ed NO! only....,..,!be new roles adopIcd. bul Champ then Ylr<lIt: and p"blishod • ICl<lbook on the roles. Such book. in lwo mlumes. i< now in il$lhinl cdilion.

In the fll'S! roition. WI'$I P\lbIi<hing COInpOnY tiked Chit( J...rlce lleflin 1O"";1e I r..w.d for .... book.. The chid" fwd Ihio '" Sly in dill fUSl ~ ~July 3. 1973. " ...... hiwric dole ... ,,'hid! Iho AbbomI Rules 01 C'M! ~ bepn ~na IriaJ prom.;.. -.I ~ iii ~ This ~ in .... ~ oIjIa<Oce ill ........ ta. ~ becIu!e 01 .... in.<iAence and """""" 01 for· -.J.1ookm& " .." ...... 01 .... Alabmnl bcndl. bIr Md !o:p"'u,re. The onandMe 01 .... rules is.<lal<d ~onruy: "(Thc rulesl shill be COOSliUCd 10 ~ the ju,," speedy. and ine:c['o<nsi", oocmination Olf CV<ry Io<lion. , ... "Il~, lIM: rulcs. comminee comm<n15. rr.nns and III .... many edUC3lioroal.tTons cannoI begin 10 Ii'" the l'""Io<Iidna ~t<n>ey the infonrwi<:>n m;p>im:I f.". daY'1e>day pn<'Ila! III1dor lIM: new rulrs. A practior; booIo: treauna such pooblt:",. is nccdo:d. Champ Lyoo .... J r~ ta. ,,'rium

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Und;ng """"ages in W Alabama Itgal '~S!'m ronlln .... to 0"'",0 l,ntCO' baoUog! in 1M d'>jXKition <If criminal ca>es. .he ,,, .... of a dden4&nl b«n dtrutd "'" nghl to a openly lrial ...·ill hldy b<: adJre• ...-d b}lhe

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A dc:fend'In'" right to a o.p«<ly!rial i ••• ",00td to It»<n any ~nll.tl ,...·;utonoUon b<:f"", .. trial I" mill« any impainnenl of hbeny if a dtfendant" 0111 on b.tJt and '" dcf"", lUll Ji$J1.lI.lIon in a <kferKhnf. anempllO defend hilnself in an)' ennlln.l r'nettd,ng. In AI.bam •• " defendan", right ", a speedy ,ri.1 dcri'"e' (ro",both lilt Smh AmcndmcnllO Ihe UnilN Slates Comti!u!ion and An;"k 1. S«ti<>n 6 of the AI.I>.,mJ ConSIII""".,. AIIIlou~h the United Slates Supreme Coon affirmed !he tu. Ip«d) tn.l as" '""d'nl(:"131 rij\hl im~., the ~ato Iovel by!he Due Proce.. Cia"", of ,II< l'<lur1cClUh Amend,non! ,n Klopfu v. Norrh Caroiill(l,' I.... C(MJr1 did no! pro"lde 4n)' rcal ~UI{!~lICe On """ !O dolOrmint whetll<r 0< no! tbtre had been a denial of tile fi~hl to" ,pttd) In.! co ... of Barur v. ""nto. w .... re it ~!abli'''''d. r""r'pr<m&

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The Length of the Delay n.. ftr$l Barta ~ Wing" bClor is the length of the dtlay in lhe proseculion of the case. A OOIIn is no! ",,<uired I<> oonduc1 a balancing of the four fac1(U unJess the kl'ij!lh of lh<: delay is ~umpli .... ly preju_ IDcial.' In Il"nttal. the length of the delay is measllJed from the dale of """" or i""iel· menll<> the dale or uial.' A defendant"' Si~th Amendmenl pmI"",ion is lriUered by lhe beginning or a criminal proscculiOll.- ln M<lriOtl" Ulljr~d Srm~s. lhe SUl""me Coun held lh" the Si"h A"",,,,,,,,,,nl speedy lrial g""""'lC<: COInlncnc." upon lhe filing of an i""icu""nl. inf""",,liOll. or Olhe. for.,al charge. or when a defendanl ··has heen arre.<led and held 10 anS"'~r:· " In Daggnr ~ Unj,~d STar~s. lhe Coun held Ihallhe Si~lh Amend"",nl'peedy lrial prote<:liOll attached when the defendanl ",.;u indicted. ",·cn .hough he " ·as not arreSled and was apparenlly un.,.. .... of the indiclm.nl unl;l.-e Ihan eighl years laler." In Ojfljllglwm r. UlljTd

StaTd'. the Conn held thaI the Si . tll AmcnJmen. 'p"edy lrial prolttlion al1ached "ben the defeoo.nl was ."..,,,_ ed and ",~.sed on bond. o'·en though he " .., not indiclcd unlil 22 monlh, I.,e •. In Alabama. by "alUlC. a pro<ttuliOII i. commcnced by lhe finding ofan indicI"",nI. the issuing of. or by the binding cwcr or lhe defendanl 1() the grand j ury." COIll"","""n",nl of lh<: proscculiOll is lhe ","cnllh., triuefS lhe defendanl·1 righl I<> a speedy lrial. ~ Thus. I p", . ."..,,, delay (hel,,·ecn the Ii"", of lhe alJc,ged crime.nd lhe form.:tl COnl"",ncemcnl or prosccUl;on) i. not considered in e,...lu'ljng whelhe. lhe", has been a <knial of the righl 10 a speedy lrial . though Ihal dtl.y could give rise 10 due process i"ues. - Funher. in cases i.",lving ' ",lri.1. lhe Ii"", peri<>d is lIlC;uured from ·~he aclion "",",,",ioning the ",uial : ·" Alabama couns hi ..... suuU1cd with lhe issue of whal conslilutcs an un",a,,(>noble delay in the prosecu,;on of a case. In STul.., v. Cit)· of (;"dsd~n. ~ the AI.bam. COlIn of Criminal Appeal' apl"'ared I<> adotX lhe rea5(Jning of lhe California courn in S~ma , . S,,[><rio,

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Reason for the Delay If. presumption of prtjudke has been .s\.blished io the length <>fthe <lelay. the scx:ond facl<>r \0 be weighed io the reawn for \be delay_ NO\ all prc~mp\;".ly prcj. udi~ial delay, con.lilule a denial of lhe righl to a speedy trial. However. \he bur_ <len of jus\ifying any delay rests with the SI3Ie." 11>e ",ason fo.- lhe <leloy i. panic"Iarly importanl in this weighing process. is i\ invol,"eS an assignmem of ""I"'o,ibilily for \he <lel.y, For .~ampl •• in Baric"" 1I1ngo. lhe supreme coon foond thaI UIC def~nd.nl was IIO\ deprivro of his righl \0' speedy \riol beeause!be record demonSlr.ted he did no\ "'ant a speedy Ilial, and had io some

w.y ••11.asl pa"ively coolributro UI the delay." (kliher:lIe delay by UIC Sial. will dearly resull in weighing thi, f""lor againS! the S\.\e." Some AI.baml cases have broadly Slairo Ihal. defendanl mUSI $how "purposeful and delibcf1lle delay by the ~u\ing .ulhorily" 10 prc,.. il on this issue." 110""""or, Ibis phminll is. s<>mewh.1 misleading ,\a\c-IIltnl of tM burden on the defendanl. In 8arkLr" II-'ingo, the ,uprcme "oon sta\· ed that in oddilioo UI deliberate ~u· lori.l delays designed UI hamper the <lefcnse, ""ulml ,-eawns 'uch as ""glige""" 0.- o""",row<kd «>011$ should also he weijlhed again'llbe Stale (though weighled las heavily).~ Otber Alahama Casel h.,-e made i\ cleaf Ihal although ,nere in""tioo by the Slllt i. weighed less lleavily again.t the St.te than <len1>erale J>fOStcul<>rial <lel.y." i\ ,611 muol we;,gh agaiOSllbe S\a\. beeau$C the ullima", rtspO!l,ibility fo.- s..,h ci",um· 1\111<.' i. OIl ,be go""rruIK'nl.· 11>e SlIle h..... ronslitutional dUl y to make I dili_ gent, good·fa;\h e ffort UI bring the defon-

dan\ \0 tri.l."" In /laJu v. S'li1~. the Coon of Criminal Appeal, held thai \he SIal.', f.ilu", \0 make a good f!ith effort to locale a defcr.d:>nl <>r \.ke him ;nto <"Slady oonSlilutro I delibcm", delay f<>r purposes of de\ermining wbelher 0.- not the <lefend.m had been deprived of hi. righllO' 'peedy lrial." ln Clop'''''. wilen: \he defendanl ,,'as "I\3W,,", of hi, indic\menl until hi. su!>seq""nl ~= years la\ ••. IIIe Alabam. Suprcmc Coon beltl Iha11h(: defend.nl was denied his ronS\ilulion.1 right \0 a ~y \rial bee.u,. the Stale did no\ make a good. f.;\h effort w find him," lbe SI.le ;, .11"",~ some leeway for delay in 5itu'lion. whe", lhey are &<1i",,Iy . Itemp\;ng scx:ure essential wit""". .s, 11>e coons hOI"" held thai a missing wilIK'!' is. ,'.lid roason l<> jU'lify an appropriale delay, and tha, delay. thaI would O\herwi,. be exces,;ve may be '"Iollw by the un ..... il.bili\y of an essenli.1 pmsecnlion wi,,,,,ss." Howe"Of, UIC St.te need. 10 show th ... good·raith. diligc"1 effort has been made 10 r.nd lbe

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The Defendant's Assertion of the Right "The lIIinl flClOJ 10 11<\ ,.d&bed is • <lefe!\dlnl·' lSSCniool f>f lhe rigb1 'f> I opeedy trill. "The CQtln ,n /kiN' v. Wins" IM:Id III.. I def,,!\dIn1 does IlOl w.i.·. 11M: riP'IO' !peed)' trial by f.il· ing lu make I Sf'C\'11i. rtqut~1 for """,."It il clearly c\lIbli.htd lIIar I defendanl IIa! no dUly'" brin, hi ..... lf or lIt .... lflO trial ." 1I0W1:>"<.T. ,.·lItn I def.ndant does no! .mrmllll·,dy IWO"r1 'hi, ri",," the f... l"", 10 do I<) i. I flClor duol i$ wd&bed ",",nO! him." A. the U.s. Supmnc COUll ..lied in &IN' ~. M"UIz<o. the ....ail"'" If> asKn the rigbl ..·m rlI2I:e il diffonlll for I ""ftndaIM 10 P""'O he .... denied ~y rrial ...... A_nin, the rip, If> I .peed~ rrial as quic1Jy and 1$ e>fItn II pn$S,ble i. the elearetl ... oy for lIIi, flC' or 10 ... eiEn in. <lefen<ianl"1 flvor. ··R.pealc"<l ""Iuesl' for • speedy trial weigh 1It,,·ily in of

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11011&1 riPtlO. opeedy trial fOf OIherrea· son.).'" I" C/o"Q" ,.. S,ar~. the def~ndan' filed a I1lO!lQIIto dismi$S hi, indi." .... "1 on speedy.'rial """OO.t,,"O ,..~ks bef"", his s«<>I1Illrial. The Alabll"," CQtI" of Criminal Appeal, SlIltd lhi, ranor .... i&bed ,,"ins! the defendanl and illal ·11{1M: flClth:llllM: {der"ndant] did nO! mom llis riCh' 10 I sp:cdy trial .\(I(IOOr .~nd:s 10 ... ucsu Ihat he ",!her acqoti. e!«d in the ""lays ouuff~ only mini· mal ,,""Judic\' prior 10 .... daIc..... And in &rIfIr" Milo,... the COUll """"" Ihat the balancIn, ~ "......1< • COlIn "10 anacII • diffm:nI ...·.ipllO I "'lIMion in ...·hkh lilt defe"""nI knowingly failllO objcc1 from. SiWllI(101 in " ·bieh his II100><'y ooq",~ in Ion. delay wilhool ode· qualely informinll h.. diem. or from I ,ilU3lion in whi(h no .<>unsol i, Ipp<>im· !!d. II ,,<)Uld 11$0 lilow I """" to weigh tloc frtq ... ncy and fnrcc of Ihc objections 1$ 0J>PI*d 10 lltachi", .i,nifleon' "·dpt 10 • purely pro f"""" obp:tiool.""

thai n is IlOl flllttSsa<y for I def~"""'I'o II/IoOto" ICI ..... JftJUdk'O if tloc lenglb .... the delay. tloc ...""", the delay. ond the def~""""·, l»Mion .... the riPI If> I speedy trial ,..... p lIta' ily ","in~ tho: Stl'''.'' II"""'...... then: 'III~ some ... Iue.oto<e by lhe COlIIU 10 Ii"" a $pCCdy .rill depri'·'UIQII wilt ... no prcjPd;". ni ..... •• In Ba,k ... ". "1ngo. the Sup~me Coon provided ",am pies fIr wly' in whkh I defcl\d.Onl moy be prcJlldiced by !he ""lay in prooe<"ulion. "The Coon indkaled illal ,,·i' .... SSd moy die ur d;~ar duf· 'Ill a delay. and may t.._1e 10 lCCII~cly IU1I1 ",,,nl .. Further. the

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"The I;............ i. jl" aw;a;.illg uial has I detri.mellllOl impac' "" the indi, idual It often means 100:. ot • job; II disrupl' rlmily lir.; and " rnfOf«S idle"",•. MOSI jail$ <>Ifor linle (J( no "",,,,. alion.1 or ~k.blh'"I;'·e pr0gram •. The I;me .pent injail is simply dead Ii .... M""",,'Or. if. ""rendonl i.locked up. lie i. hi!>de~ in hi. abilny '0 lather '" KIt""". conllCl ,,·itllCS!Cl. or Olhtrwitc pn:-pan: kis defense.

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sp«dy Inal ...at)"il illllY Jftjudice In I defendlonl 11\:11 may ha,,, ...... I'ed from ,he dell)' As ~aled """'iousty. tlocl'1l"", tJutt primary ;nl.""".. ' " be in

prolCOled by. def.ndanl·, ron'lil"""".1 righllo I ~peedy 1fi.1: """",nll"l .~ces· si", prelri.l inel""''''lion. limiting any impoirmc-nl·' (lO1 I defendant·, libeny ,.·hik out "" bail. and rtd<ICing tho: cbanoa ,hall defendanl·, abili,y'" defend llimsclf ",11 be impoi~.""The &'*~. Coun considetW lhe I.... of ilIe>c to ......, the most ~ poIrlMial fur prtJIHlic'O ......... sc the inabolily .... . ""fendant adequMc:ly In pn:-pan: .... case KCWI ,IM: f.,mcu 01 11M: "nti~ .y........... A """"in, .... JftjPdk'O 10 11M: defendlnl illlOllClually eucn"allO findi"l llItR' tw been I <le1',,..III,,,, ..... <lefen· dan", Si~,h Amendmen' righllO. speedy lrial." The EI.vt"1II CiR'.il of AppcIIIIM:ld in Rin/tJIlif! ~ 1/0""(1,,1

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his fame and on race. This could never be proven as it al'" may ha,.. been a failure by the State to prove the case beyond a reason.ble doubt. What we do know is that OJ. could not be tried again in • criminal coun and that"" ooe has been coo"icte</ of the murders o f the ~wo v;';tim. in that Case. If a ~ivi! jury goo.< haywire. it is possible for !be coun to grant • judgment notwithstanding the "erdic~ din:ct a ... rdict. grant a new llial. or ..'en order a remittitur. None of these: procedures are ",,,ilable to the 'tate;n crimi nal cases. The unwise decision of !be jury is final. cannot be reviewed. does not h3"e to be CJlplained or defend· ed. and provides"" recourse fo< the State or victim •. How fair is that? ''In vin"ally "" other conteJtt is a govemmenHal>Ctioned deciSion given such tlcfcrel>(:('. and in "" Other arca would such unf.t· ltred deci,ionmaking be tolerated:·" Jurors wbo nullify may sec themscl,-es as rose ... ", or even heroes. Other> may al", admire.;n. sense. thejuror's tlclialICe of the syStem sUl'flO$edly to provide a mc",iful v"rdic\. How""" •. !bere.,.. three erroneous ... ,umptioos which. when examined. reveal the Ie .. 111""'tive or hooontble aspects of jury nullilieation, Fir>t. juries do nOl know the wbole Story and do not have enough infonnation on "'hieb to base a nulliflCltion. Suppose !be jury feel. >OtT)" for • c1eaJt--cut ~nager ",1>0 was ~aught with drugs. That o.ame jury may not be told that he had prior convictioos or that he had • whole stash of drug. in his car. Sup"",...,d or ilkgal.vidc"". will not he pre<tn<ed and thus !be jury often does not have enough infotmation to justify being merciful and sympathetic. Second, there is just that assumption that the j ury is "",,-ed by sympathy. rompassion or leniency mther than ",nlC loss legitimate reason such as race or blaming the vic-

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following !belr best ;n5~ncts boo""se. in fact . !bey may be following !bei, worst and basing their ven!iet 00 bi ... and not sympathy. "The third ... ,umplion is that !be criminal law i. too inflCJIible to allow ind;vidual justice"" nullifICation is. kind of safety hatCh for the unusual case which may not hay. been cont.mplated by !be legislature. The problem with thi. ... ,umption i. thot numerous safety halCbes .... already built into !be crimi· nal justice .ystem. Prose<;utors have dis· cre1ioo and can cumi"" potential defenses and fa.ctOr in those when <k<;iding to prosecute. The l<gisl.tllft has c;re.. ated numerous defenses such as ........ i· ty. entrapment and self-defense that do provide flexibility. Is il not preferable th.t a democratically .k:cted rel'f"""ntative lcgislatllft provide for the safety hatches m!be. than aJt utICleeled. urodemocra~c jury behind closed doors creat· ing ilS own brand of ju'tice?" Jury nullification. or at least its ad..,. ca<)'. is On the rise. WlletheT b.ued 00 ""'C or 0Iber percei,"Cd unique cls':s su.ch ... gun law •. vigilanto ""ts. abonion clinic protests. mandatory helmet lo,,'s. or mercy killings. how does the systent react? Legislators. judge6. pro$C<'utors and defe .... attorneys need t" ~d""ate !bemsel""" and prepare for . uch an .... n· tuality as the one: I faced with Mr. Sm;tb. Based 00 my researth. as wen ... my personal CJlp"rience. J offer a few obser_ vations "'hieh I hope may be useful. One of the first inquirie$ into !be pr0blem ""'mS to he. "Why i,n't thi. problem easily solved during voir dire?" E... n though !be VDir dire process.-aries wide-Iy. rhe substance usually itICludes a question sl>Ch .... "15 tberc anyone: here "'110 focls he cannot adhr ... '0 !be law ..... n if you don't agree "'ith itT Of "Is the ... anyone here who think' we ,impl}' shouldn't bIIvc such a IIIw (lp the boob"" lbc <CUal .... lbis didn·' wen willi Mr.

Smith is because be had 00 inlenlion of showin, his hand in advanc~. fie "'anled 10 be on lhe jury. As a lim ddeflSl' ..lilUlI nullir~ion, il is furodlomtntaIthaI ....,h qttt:Sbons sboooki be ~ durin&jury oelcctiooo. II ... IllY pnctioc \0 ",Icaoe the a11mWe juror oflCr the jury mimi \0 delibenle. 1I,,,""eYer. dw"irIJ my I found thai in l"MIIy naleS Mr. Smith would have born replaced wilh an .llCrnale wben be ",fused 10 deliber.ue. Some judllos 1liiy DOl o~ \0 "'pi.aoe the nullifi(1" beau", ;1 is more curati,~ dwt prevcnll_ 1M: and o:omes ",jm anocher set of ton· sidtlWooIS. Also. the nUllirocation is "",. ally DOl ~ if f:>'tt. WIliI the _diet is ",Ddercd or the jury has ....... Many def....... IUomey. arzuc for nul· liflOllion durin, opening or olosinl stalements. 15 II ponnissibJe for lhe jury 10 be ma<k . "'''''' of its power 10 nullify? Mosl rompolenl defense auomey. willli,u", • ....y 10 !Cllloi. iswe in fronl of thejury ",ilhoul JOi"l SO far as \0 be held in rolIlempl 01 o:owt. S""h argult1tl1tl N " aimed at evoti", sympaahy for the dioDI or ~illJ the hiSlOricaJ role of the jury or IM:n 1$ ""send I rness.IF.. 1liiy be subtle eroough 10 =ape do:lCClion or judicial rorutqucroces. A defen'" '1101".... y who. based on the r""ts. has 1\0

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defense wiU "",""y like I plel Iwpin. If !hat is _ p<miblc:. be 1liiy Ihrow his clien.. l ....... ga the mcn:yolthe jury. TIlen the dienl.·1 ~ or only def....... is 10 IItJC the jury 10 nullify. Bllll>ll tICtics _Id tvOI:Il possible "mical consid_ e"'liOftS and may aloo ..,.ull;n ronlempl. Tbe defense . 11omey can slill walk a Ihin line and ",cave the nulliflCllion l\OIion throughoul his cue. That nnlion is lhal even lhou&h his clionl did the deed.. il would be an injusti« \0 <:<:JDVict him. [0 Alabuna.. wilik£ seven! Olbcr states. there is "" '""IUi","",nl that • jury be i~ that il may IlUllify. The oppolil<: insuuclion i, ,iven admonishing the jury 10 follow the law &nd convict if the ",ale has p",..en ill eue beyond a "'.sonable doubl and 10 1\01 be ,w"~ by sympathy. The jury is lold 10 consider only the tridcnce &nd thai the evidence is the IeSlimony and uhibill and _ the arzutPo:PlI mIIde by 00IlIISd. Jwic:s OCCIsiorWly """'hi! .... with their verditu.. and I bad 10 wonder .f the juron bad uJl<lomrood IIY jury ;nsU\IC.ions. The", is uhinu.loly POIh;n, ml! un be dorIe 10 JI""·onl I jury from VOlinll its conscience. especially if lltal COftscicnce has I\Ol born informed 00 IS 10 ftel ",illy ;rllY j udge·s 'lUlrut:1ions are i~. Judges would do .. ell \0 empbasiv:. 10 the exltPI pos.s;bk. the proper 10k 01 "'" jury. ",Iiana only OIl the ...idena: . ..-bat i ..... ideDce. and "'" importance of nnl ~inl swayed by oymp.l.1hy. I IUd 10 Kill A MQdJ~,NrrJ" whtn it was Ii,,;! publi.J\N as il wlIi requir<:d in my elevenlh p1Idc: f-"llis.ll class. I was '" proud because I k.... w It "'IS based in Alabama &nd ,·ory _ my homo in B.ldwin CoImly. I. aIoaJ ",ilh the res! 01 the world. was inspiml by Auicus Findl·. dOl .... "'IUmtlll in ... hich ht til.ed the jun:In 10 DOl allow their biases 10 sway th<m. Ile WI$ I$kin! the jury 10 render • true .-mIkl 1\01 IMICd 011 "'" race of lite defcndam. It Stems 10 me thaI aUQrneya woo cncouraae juries 10 nullify are the very opposite of finch. TIley "'" IIY onti-Allicusluomeys. TIley do DOl rnp:ct the principle 01 juslice or the a1_ AImd missioon of the roun. TIley OK pngmafuu. TIley ....... us 10 be I pemmenl 01 men and _ of laws.. One cannoI have it both .... yt.. Itow CUI you ltll • jury 10 1\01 consider race in comicling the defeudanl bul 10 ronsider race in acq"iuing? How c.... you lelll jury to

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My law firm has bern ~ 10 dd"cnd e"~ Ind oI!iciaIJ of die Stale B<..t O(Fdo ..........110 """" beer! """" by • C<l\IIlIy boW of ""'ncim. The ....'suit "1'1'"_ 10 be amr:nai>It 10 ~ Ind I """"Id liU In ""&"liMe tcIIlcmm! possibiUties din:ctly ..illllho .....".. btn of d>e CCIWl1y board 0( <ducalim. My qUtSlion is wl'lcthcr I mlIy oomm""icale ..';1Il the nlr:1l1bm of lhe coonly 00rutl wilhoollhe C<)OIS(nl fit opprovaI of !he I:..mfs anornr:y?

Answer:

n,.""',,, on: pmrullCd pursuanllO!he -..mo..

izcd by bw" c=pUon~~ MoJII lUl'I ... ilies fmdjlaiuroaQon forlheGttption in Ibe "'pctibi:w:l roo- """"" of ~ clause oem. F"tnt "".. "d" ..... 10 !he United SlateS ConsriMion. In 1M I.t1'N of i.aKyorlng. P1of<$lOC1 llauni and Hodes pnMde tho roJlowing analysis; " ... a lawyer for. privale party who is in lit· igation with !he ~1 may ....,~ n: parte in!~ with ..1eva1II govemmem off.. ials. If !he nocmaI t.r of Rule 4.2 wa\' ~icd Slri...,.n~y.1he ~ ~·IIaW)"<f

You may. as IIIOm<:y lOr tho SIMI: e-d of ~ «ommunicaIe dftct/y willi the oIlile """"y boW 01 .......... 10 .......... It!Ikmont oflho pmdins ~ wiltwM oI:uinioIc !he wmcd or opprowaI of!he ItIOmt)' , ... _dIiog Ibe 00\IIll)I boW of ~

'..,II,b...

brt-.-.. pm_ paRies and """,W ... ,,, oIfociab.. .. hich .. quesOOr>obIe pOOcy. and rN&ht .... qo...oon. IIIOder c:ouId _

!he ·pclilion r.. ...nuol~· <louse 01 dlo firsI Ao, ....dlllt.ll." 7Tot- Ur.<ojJ;",.,.m..g, la-rd II. IIodes. Scc:orod Edi6on. Prmtia: Iiall (1990) 14.2:109.

Discussion: <:ommuNcaIloos ..idl persons '4"ut,>I(!d by """""".

1ft ~ by

Rule 4.2 ofllle RWe, o/",,",fCSllionai Conduct. ,,'hich prtMdes .. follows: "Rule 4.2 Communication With Pmon kqlr=nted by Counsel In "pc.... c!itnt. alawytr shall not corronunicate about Ihe subj<cI of the repreIIttIl;Ition with a party !he L.wyer 1uoo'I1O be ~ by""'" brw)'or in ........ the ~ has lilt eonta'It oflhe 04her ....')'01" or is auIboriltd by law 10 do .,.The Canrnerf; 10 RWc 4.1 ClpmdJ upon !he "'IIuIbor. 0ed by ...... e=prion:

,IIing.

tho_.

~~by""'lr>clude.

for cumpIe. the righI oIa!*1y ID. conIt\lYtfSf wi!lll govemm:nll3"fW'Y 10 opcK ..iIh ~ ofr.::ials III:>oulIhe matICI'." S~ members of Ibe rowuy board of ~alioco con·

clusively apptat to be "g<MI'MIl"Ill offICial'" willlin the mtani"ll of the above-qPOlCd Comrnmt. communicl'uions

A similar ~ ill"ound in MOiknt Ugall::tNa by CbatIes '*'fi"am and C10arleI ~.ranI:: RNvis, Sr.. poro_ of law al Cornell Law Sdl(M)i: ·'Requirina !he COI1SCI11 of an odversary lawyer KernS pan;a,WIy inapproprialc ....'Iom dlo 0(I0.~". P.'U.''''d~. C<lustiturioo>a ~ of IG lIOI"""I"..,... and SlaIUIOfy policies ~ i""" a ....." in !he sunohine ....... 1Kosti1e 10 a rule !hal podil>ilS. cirizen Iiom _ 10 .. 0(10."..• sacy ..... I.I"'.uI pIr1)I"'~ pi« dao". ...,..Iiom!he .,...., .....,1IaI pIr1)I~ Iaw)o:r.

-=-

us. ear.... amaxIl fCon&rc-.sbaII

....to 110 law lapo:iiuC .. . !he riat. or!he po:<lpIt peaceably ... 10 pt"riIion !he

Goo .. w, .. [~ r... rcdrtR of~·)." Motkrn lLgal ErMa. C10arleI W. Wolfcvn. WCsl Publishing Co. (1986). § 11.6.2. p. 614. fn 53. The AnnOOllion 10 Rule 4.2 in the Fowth Edition or!he ABA~ An1PlJol"te</ ModI'l Rulu of""'fusioNJl C~

"Whm" ......., .. ow "F"CY is !be "1*...,11<(\ pMy. Ihc C.."',.... 10 R.... 4.2 ~!bIt. pIA)'

willi ...atw, ... ouol uff"JciaIs 1bouI!be mat1"... ,,",..,td.,..,_ right of pditiun ~ IUdt

mI)' ......

lOr'. Tho

~ Oooeo ,., .... mnains the.....-anl of1be pNpk. oven when citizm:I..., 1~ apimI it. TIu, ~ citiztms deal willi JP"tO ..,""'. ~ ~ sons of diteo;!: \XIIIIII:t .... ~ by ...... and pcrmis:sibk. OIJ'>tiaI ......,..'" 10 Rule 4.2

~wnIIift!be'~by"""~

~~by"'"

inclWe. for~. !be rish< of.;any 10"

lion 10 R.... 4.2.~

11..-...1 MO<kIIW/4 of~ c-b.N. I'owth Edition. Arnrfi,c.., I;W AJmciation (1998) P. 411. After !he MQtkI Ruin ,...." .mended by 1Iw: IlIJU,;" 2000 CotrmillCe. !he ABA ~ &lightly diffcn-nl ~ 10 ttaf· ftml ill im~ uf!he''auIlIorim:! by law" a<q>tion. Tho ~il\h Ildibon of1lw: II_IN MoJd RuJ", 1<kRsse!11Iw: issue IS follows; "Whm" ~ qcncy i,!be ~1Cd

;any. J& . . ljA, (3) of1lw: COtntUmI. IS "1I~"ded in 2002. ~ 'Ihe poI$ibility IhaI a citian~ <:On$fitu. rional fiahllO petiOon and the puIUc policy of......q " ciIizcn .. fi&bt of _ 10 1"'0' ...... dtc .......nIk· U'I m I ) ' ' ' - In ~ 10 !his Rule·.~

II..-N MO<kI Rul40{~~. Flfth Edition. Amtric2u Bar A$JociIIion (2002) P. 427. BoIh .we and I"cdcnI courts " - ...uformJy m:qp>iml the ri&hI ofln anomey Rlingago.eo .. ,,,,,,1tlI entiIylO~ <:m dim:tly witllllle ~ offrial$ itYvoIved in Ihe Iaw5Wt roncemina the d;,pxition or I"C:$Olution thereof. Tho United SlaIC:l Distric1 Court of Maryland Iw concluded defmitively .. fol~:

··llIIOf. as a party" riglot to speak with govemn>e1lI off.:iaIJ lObout. 00IIItD'0'erSy is C<II,,","o:o.J. Rule 4.2 Iw beno IlDiformJy inInpmcd 10 be inapplicable. See 2 Oco~ C. Hazard. Jr. &: w. "''llliatn Hodet, 1M Lawo{Laorytri>tgf 4.2;1(l')(1df:d. ~ 1991 &: 1'»4); Cbattes w. Wulfnm, M<>Mno UgtJ EJJrbf 11.6.2 (1986)." c-.J<,o " $I<Jf<' 0{MAI)"la..... 910 F. ~ 1115. 111 (U Md.

''''l. In InOdw:r ~ case.lI_ c - An·... lite. " City of5l. llibafl#, 18 F.Supp.2d 620 (S.1l W.v.. 1998). def"cnto """,*1 att<1nplCd 10 prohibit plaintiff's anonw:y hoot di!lClllaina settlement willl!he mombeni of the city go.=ing body. T'he Cu\In coocl uded as follOW1: " ... ~Iy. communication! .... illl a represented adwrt< pIA)' should proceed through IhaI pany .. J.wyer. punuam 10 Modol R'* 4.2.

~and

"1"'0'.''''''. "F"CY 10 .....

",i1h p-anmm' offociab aboot 1be mantr.' As ~ in an An>ttican I:lar Astociation 1'arrn>J E1hlc:s Opiruon. 1M ri&h' to sptak .... ith JOYCfTImen, offlcial5 aboot a matter in ront""'""Y ",fers to !he COOSlitutiunally p«>IMed riKht to petition the p-emmen! and the ~ive public policy of cnsurina a .iIiright ofao:e:l1llO ....., ,., .. '" dtcisim makers. 11&1 RJmwJ Op. 97-408.." 18 F. Supp.2d II 621-622.

= ..

See abo. No.foIB: Ry. e.. K ~. 4JO S.E. 2d 11I (Oa. CI. App. 1933); 1Juu.- ¥. /hutt..... m Pold 393 (Xat>. CI. App. 1999). See peaUy. Udr;e. ~ .... CIIv ~attd /Iv ElIoicd &M bfI ~ ..ilil R./HutiJftll'Unia, 61 Inti. U S49 (1992); BMa-. ElJtia,I u-ilJ "" lloonoty ..'lilt ~tIItd Uruq:wes..... idQfJicla4.)1 Suffolk UL

c.:-.c.

Rev. 149(1991). Tho An>ttican Bar Association and .............. owe bar

owocwionl " - authoraJ opizoiont """"iMini ItIOmO)'J 10 oontact ~ and offICials of .... ~" ., ..,. ognw:y withoul

agency"

the <;(ItISm, of the altoo"rlty. See. C.II .• ABA FormaI llthics Opinion 9S-396;ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 97408 (oiled in II"",""", c:.:u-Associotion. suptrI); Non!o Carolina Sl3te Bar Astociation E>hics CunIrnitt« Opinion 219 (1m); AsPoialiod of Ihe Bar of the C'1t)' ofNe... Yo<!<. Opinion 19884; KmIudy Bar AaccioIion E>hics CoomniRce. Oprion E-lJ2 (1988). AdditionIIIy. II lei5! one JUlIe. CalilOmia. toM codified the ..apion and ~ inch.okd II in Califumilo .. ¥micoeo of Rule

4.2 •• 1OIJOWt;: 1bi! rule sbaII DOl owlY 10 communicaoIi<oa ",i1h. public off,,",,". bo&rd. tommince« body." Calif. R. 7·

'03. a-d ~ the.aboo.'e. it is the opinion of the Disriplinaty Commissioo of the Alabama Swe Bar that you.. III anonw:y f«the State Board of Education. 1113)' cummunit:aoe dim:tly "m the mmol>tts of the CU"'otYbawd of edUOC:;lLioo to ditcUSS stltl<:m.mt of the pending ~. wid>out obtainina the~, or appro-.'lI of

11M. howeYer. bodt o..fcndauIs are 1"'0'01*"

•

Retraction Formal Opinion RO·01-02 IRO·2001-02J. pubhshed ,n volume 63. number 1. of The Alabama Lawyerconceming commu· nication wiltl opposing party's expert witness. is hereby Withdrawn. Anomeys seet:ing to communicate wiltl the opposing party's e:<.pert should do so ooly in accordaoce with the applicable Ru les of Civil Procedure governing discover)'.

The

Alabama State Bar laWf拢!J Referral Service can a living. so it is hard to believe thai only three percent LRS wants you to consider joining.

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The LawveJ Referral Service is not a pro booo legal servic". :A~"':'m;;",;::.:~g.reI:,'::'~~~: ;;t~:~;;I: $25 for an initial consultation, not to exceed 30 minutes_If, I to accept the case, he or she may then charge his or her normal fees. In addition \0 earning a fee for your service, the greater reward is that you will OOi::I~' ~:~,lt~~.

citizens. MoS! referral clients ha~e never contacted a la"""er before. YOl1f Cjlnselirlg

tis

needed, 01 you may oHer funher sel'lices No matter wIlat the wtrome of tlie lnill~ consultatiorl, next time they I)f their trierlds or family need an attorney, they will come to you_

Fer more information about the LRS, contact the stale bar at (1m) 354路6154. I know that yoo are an attorney interested ill becoming fees are $100, and each member must provide proof

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The Alabama YLS Helps When Disaster Strikes

heAlabama 51"e BarY.... ng Lawyers' Section provide$ free legal assistance to the su ..... ivors of Alabama disasters in """nlinal;on with the Alabama Slate Bar. !he Ame"""" Bar Associalion and

0Iber$. n.e Federal Emergency M"""&cmenl Agency

(FEMA) ha< a "<)I\tno:l with the American Bar Associal;""" Yoong Low)'\'I'S' Di,-i.ion (ABANLD) (0 coordinate the provision of fltt clJ'Ierllcncy Ieg.1 ...i.I"""" aft .. disaslcrs OttUr. 11Ie ABAlYLD app<)inlS

young la"'yer cbairs in various region. and states thR)llgl>O\lllhe United Stat... Due to the prevaler>ee of di .... '.rs in Alabama, ""'ging from hurricanes ,0 and tortladoe", Alabama has its own ABAlYLD di ..... ,er chair. A. a res"l~ whe"""ef the President of the United Siaies ded""". portion of Alabama a nalional dis.uler area, FEM ... contacts the ABAlYLD 10 assess It.. legal needs of .u .... ivors and !he best way (0 gel such ;nfQmlAI;on to them. Or>ee a disas,,,, am has been declared. !he Alabama ABAlYLD chair conlrlS tho Alabama YLS 10 begin !he process of providing free legal lIS$iSlance to survivors. 'The Alabama YLS then contacts a of young Jawy ... throogbou' !he ""e of Ala bama willing '0 provide pro booo assi •. 1rulCe. Typically. !hi. assistance i, provided by staffing • toll·frtt number wbere su",ivors can call for consul· Lalions. MCI has ge .... ""'sly agrttd (0 provide loll -frtt

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numbers for lhis purpose. Young lawyen paniciparing in !hi, program do SO pro bono. or free of charge."'" yOllng law)'f'rs staffing !he emergency legal help lines are prohibiled from soliciling any bu,i"".. from disas~ $U",i ........ l1>e loll-free number for emergency assi,,,,,,,,,,, is "",i,,,-' ed ,,-,pressly 10 respond 10 a <lttl.· ruion of di""'le'. As a re,uh.!bere is 00 -Manding" number. If you need to gel !his number in an emer· gency. botb fEMA and !he Ala"""", Slale Bar will be diS1ributing il wben i, is ""livaled. If you would like to r.nd 001 bow )'00 can got in,-..h-ed in "'is projec" coo'''''' aecutive Commillce Member IIob l'I~il.y al Unier. Ford. Shave. & Pay .... . If you have,,'l already do .... so. yOll $hoIJld "'gisler now for OUr 2004 Sa.nde>Iin Seminar. to be h<ld May 21 SI and 22nd. Conu.<, rommi"ce members Nornlan Slockln an or C nolg Marlin to mate sure yOll are reg. i,,~. You may <.11 Sandestin dirtt\ly for room re=. valions al (800) 320-8115. Please be SlltC '0 include our group oodc, 306100. Thi' year', program promiStS I" be beuer"'.n e .... r! ConfIrmed ,peak... are Judge Judson Wells, Tony

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Reinstatements • Efi"octive Aug.... 8. 2003 •• 'Dme)' ()r. is Dua ... Clrr. of GIeDView. 11Ii"""; •. "'u IUspended from ,he ,"",icc oflo ... in !be of Alabama for ooncom· pli.nee wl'h 1he 200.2 MaOlda,OI')' Cominui", u:pl Edue.'ion n:quin'mellu of the Alabama SUl1e a ... On 0tI0bcr 2. 2003. Carr ~anx no compliance ",ilb the MCLE rules and wu rei ......1Cd 10 1be ]nCIia: of 1_ ;a 1be State of Alabuna. 1Cl.E No. 03-01]

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• The SU",,"me CooJ1 of Alabama cnltnd a., onIer based upon 1be decision of Di,ciplinary Board. Panel l. reiosl.l,i", Mobi le a110mey Gregot"1 a . ])a.. kIM 10 !he p<X,icc of 1_ ;n 1be SIMtc of Al;lbamI efJcc-

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Transfer Mobile a110mey Jdre ........ Ilanlel Morrow .... u ''''n!rO~ '0 disabili,y inac,i"" Itolu, pursUa.,,1O Rule 27(c ). Al~/>onwl R~I~$ of Di..,iplillllry PlOCtdt.rf!. effocti"" J..,uary 6. 2004. i Ruk 27(0): Pet.. No. 02.a2]

Di.barment - The SUpn'me CoIOJ1 odopIed .., order of !he Disciplinary Board. """"I IV. disbarring Hun lSvi lic auDme)' Char .... ~nnb A b boll from the ,""Ike 12.2

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of Law in !he Sule or Alabama effoctivc J""IW}' 14. 2004. On Au",", 28. 2003. Abboll cnLe..... a """"'01 10 disb.arnlcn'. AbboI, plead guihy in !he N".u,.m Dis,ric, of Alabama 10 a s<:vcn..oounl il\dicun.n,lhll alleged be. u a loan clOI!ina a11omcy. millpplied fund$ plaud in his trusI account. "'lIich wen: inlend· ed aDd provided for 1be purpooc of Ulisfyia, mono PI" debcs.. [Rule 20(.). Pet.. No. 03-10, ASa No. 00-48(A)]

Suspensions Ekss<:JUe1 lllomey Ja ...... Minion Ctih w.. inle'_ imly suspended from !he pm.ctice onaw in ,be Stale of ALabama pur5lW>110 Ru le 2O(1).,4Jobam<, Rl6ln ofDUcipiiNJry P~. by order of !he Disciplinary CoonmiWooI of 1be A......... SWe a. cfJ«livc JanIW}' IS. 2004. The order of !he Disciplinary C..,.nmi.. ion wu bucd on 1 pelition filed by ,be OffICe o f 0er.eraL CooJ\Se1 evidendng 1Ml Cash had willfully DCglccled ~Ilcnl mal,.!'$. failed '0 rommunic.1e with oIi<nlJ and foiled 10 MXOWII for cli<nt funds held in IN"- and dw .... b condUCl .... COIIIiaui", and coUJi", or likely 10 CIUfe immcdiMe and 5c:rious iujU<)' 10 his di<nu ond !he publ"'. iRule 20(.-): Pn. No. Q4.a2]

• The Supreme Coon of Alabama .mtn'd an order affinnin&lbe order of !he Disciplinary Boanl. P:mel

II, suspending Huntsville auom<:Jl Jack Dani~1 from the practice of law in the State of Alabama. TIle s.u>peru;joo was effective January 15, 2004, and rullS for a period of91 days, Daniel was foond guilly of violaling rules 3,4(c), 8,4(c) and 8,4(g), Alabama Rwles o/Pro/esJ;OMI Conduct. On or aboul April 25, 1997, Daniel SUbmitled. condiliooal pica for . violalion of Rule 8(O,Alabama Rwlu o/Pro/eSJwnal Conduc •. in a pre>-i_ OIlS complainl (AS8 nos. 93·376(A) and 95_IO.3(A). Dani.,) was ploccd on lwo years' probalioo wjlll specifIC terms and conditions. One of the condil;OOS required Dan .. lw make rt,utu!ion '0 the complainant. Daniel fail..! or rtfusod!o make restilu!ion In the complainant, !bertfore violaling!be terms of hi' probation. On April 4, 2001. Daniel tendered a guilty plea to violating probation. Daniel was to recei,.. 1 9 1-day suspen· sion, 10 be II<ld in abeyance for. period of six months peoo. ing Daniel's rtfunding of $49.636.63 '" !be clienl. More than six months elapsed following !be Di>eiplinary Board', order and Daniel did I>Ol rtpay the tTI<l<ley. Dan"l appeal..! his guilty plea '" the Board of Di>eiplinary Appeal, and tben 10 the Supreme Coon of Alabama. bOOt of wltkb upheld the Di>eiplinary BoanI's actions. [ASB No. 00-3.3(A); BOA No. 02-02: SC No. 1020905[ Effo;<:li,'c November 12,1003, anorney Sl~ ph.n ROYH Mill< of Memphis, Tennessee, has been s"'pendod from the praclice of la ... in III< Slate of Alabama for lIOI'IComplia""" with the 1001 M .ooalOly Conlin"ing LcgallldllCation rcqui",menlS of III< Alabama S,ate Bar. [CLE No. OO-5<l[

Rule Change In the Supreme Court of Alabama January 9, 2004 ',',lcrCiiS t'!~ ,\iilililrlld

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Mobil. anomey Lewl< Daniel TurMl"\'il .. , Jr. was summari_ ly suspendod from the practice oflaw in the Slate of Alabama puB"ant 10 Rule 20(0), Alabama Rules of DiSCiplinary Pn:>o:t<iU1t, by on:k-r of the Disciplinary Commis.sion of the Alabama Slate 8 ar. effecli,·. January 6. 2004. TIle ordtr of the Disciplinary Commission was based on • pelilion m..! by III< om"" of Gene",l Counsel evidencing Illat Turnerville had fail..! to "'$pOnd '" ""IueslS for infonnalion from a disciplinary authorily dnting the rouru: of disciplinary invesligauons. [Rule 2O(a): Pel. No. 04-01 [

Public Reprimands • Flore""" auomey Damon Q, Smith received a public re['ri· mand wi,hout gene",lpubli<:alion on December ~, 2003, for ... iolating 1\110$ 1.1. J.4(b) and 8.4(1), A.R.D.P. Smith was retained 10 file banl:ruplcy on behalf of 1 di.nl who adviM:(\ Illallll< only"'''''''' ,II< wanled In file was becaux ofll<r student loans. TIle eli.n, adviM:(\ that Smith .. od.tmantly guaran· teed .. II<r that the Sludenlioan, could be discharg..! because of the dreum,larIceS ,urrounding II<r case. Smith cotoeluded the clien"s banl:ruploy and 511< was discharged. Shonly lhereafieT. sbe began receiving eall. from a collecu"" ageney rtganliog the loans. Subs.cqlltntly. the collocli"" .goney advised lhaltll<y had talked 10 Smith and II< had agreed Ihal the SIUtknlioans w .... DOl disch"'lled. The dienl contaCted the baokntplcy admini'tralOr who ,uggest..! that Smith reopen the case and ftle an adversary proceeding. Smith did not 00 10 and advised the client mal II< was DOl going 10 ftle lllythiog else because it ","Ould be rrivolou,. [ASB No. 02261(A)) •

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