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Dec 14, 2021

Alabama Judicial Disciplinary Court Suspends Judge Who Declared State’s Death Penalty Unconstitutional, Saying She Disregarded Appellate Decisions and Abandoned Neutrality

The Alabama Court of the Judiciary has suspended for 90 days without pay an African-American trial judge who declared the state’s death penalty statute unconstitutional and criticized appellate review of some death penalty cases a…

Apr 23, 2021

Alabama Suspends African American Judge Who Declared Death Penalty Unconstitutional, Alleging Abuse of Power and Anti-Death Penalty Bias

The Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission has suspended an African-American judge who declared the state’s death penalty statute unconstitutional, accusing her of unprofessional conduct and anti-death penalty bias. In a 109…