Pursuant to Article VI, § 156(a), of the Alabama Constitution, the Judicial Inquiry Commission consists of nine members: a judge of an intermediate appellate court, appointed by the Alabama Supreme Court; three persons who are not lawyers or judges and a district judge, appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Alabama Senate; two circuit judges, appointed by the Alabama Circuit Judges’ Association; and two members of the Alabama State Bar, appointed by the Commissioners of the Alabama State Bar. Thus, seven Commission members are appointed by elected Alabama officials, with four of those members also being confirmed by the Alabama Senate. Each Commission member serves a four-year term. The composition of the Judicial Inquiry Commission and the mechanism of appointment of its members by various public, elected officials and entities are very similar to all but a few of the judicial-conduct systems in the United States.
Members
Name | Membership Type | City | Appointed by: |
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Maibeth Porter, Chair | Attorney | Birmingham | Commissioners of the Alabama State Bar |
Hon. Jeremy Taylor, First Vice Chair | Circuit Judge | Fort Payne | Alabama Circuit Judges' Association |
Hon. Michael Sherman, Second Vice Chair | Circuit Judge | Mobile | Alabama Circuit Judges' Association |
Ralph Malone | Citizen Member | Huntsville | Governor |
William "Bo" Matthews | Citizen Member | Huntsville | Governor |
Hon. Adrian Johnson | District Judge | Hayneville | Governor |
Dr. Nichole Thompson | Citizen Member | Montgomery | Governor |
Hon. Terry A. Moore | Presiding Judge, Court of Civil Appeals | Montgomery | Alabama Supreme Court |
Halron W. Turner | Attorney | Chatom | Commissioners of the Alabama State Bar |
Staff
Name | Position |
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Elizabeth C. Bern | Executive Director |
Chandra Brown | Assistant Executive Director |
John A. Selden | Legal Counsel |
Jacob D. Jackson | Legal Counsel |
Valicia Talley | Executive Secretary |
Jenny Garrett | Retired, Part-Time |
Rosa H. Davis | Retired, Part-Time |