Judge John M. Steensland JR

~,\-12346: ,,-,0 At 6>- re> ~ (j) !b ~ COURT OF THE JUDICIARY CASE NO. 39 ~ IIAY 2011 S ‘~ FILED· ~ ,’p COORr fW TH£ s IN THE MATTER OF: ~ JoliHDJlilAAY ;J M. JOHN STEENSLAND, JR., RETIRED DISTRICT JUD~ ~& ~~ TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ALABAMA ~lC’OZ’6Va\\…\~ FINAL JUDGMENT AND PUBLIC CENSURE On December 14, 2010, the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission (“JIC”) filed a complaint with the Alabama Court of the Judiciary charging M. John Steensland, Jr. , with violating the Canons of Judicial Ethics (“the Canons”), while presiding over court proceedings in his capacity as a… Continue reading

Judge King Dan C III

COURT OF THE JUDICIARY CASE NO. 38 IN THE MATTER OF: DAN C. KING, III, CIRCUIT JUDGE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ALABAMA FINAL JUDGMENT AND CENSURE On June 17, 2010, the Judicial Inquiry Commission (“JIC”) filed a two-count complaint with the Alabama Court of the Judiciary charging Dan C. King, III, Circuit Judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, with violating the Canons of Judicial Ethics ( “the Canons”). Count One charged Judge King with violating the Canons in entering an order setting aside the second-degree-rape conviction of Ronnie Ashford without legal justification and without a petition having been filed in… Continue reading

Judge Kelly Anita

I 2018 COURT OF THE JUDICIARY CASE NO. 50 IN THE MATTER OF: ANITA KELLY Circuit Judge, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit FINAL JUDGMENT The Judicial Inquiry Commission (“the Commission”) filed a complaint in this Court against Judge Anita Kelly on August 16, 2017, charging Judge Kelly with violating the Alabama Canons of Judicial Ethics in her capacity as a circuit judge. Judge Kelly became a circuit judge in 2004 assigned to family court in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Montgomery County, Alabama. She was reelected in 2010 and again in 2016. 1 As a family court judge, Judge Kelly presides over… Continue reading

Judge Armstead Lester Hayes III

COURT OF THE JUDICIARY CASE NO. 49 IN THE MATTER OF : ARMSTEAD LESTER HAYES III Municipal Judge , Municipal Court , City of Montgomery , Alabama FINAL JUDGMENT On November 17, 2016, the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission (“the Commission”) filed a complaint with the Alabama Court of the Judiciary against Armstead Lester Hayes III. The 91-page complaint, which sets forth 7 charges, alleges that Judge Hayes, in his capacity as a judge of the Municipal Court for the City of Montgomery, Alabama, committed multiple violations of the Canons of Judicial Ethics . On November 18, 2016, the Commission, with… Continue reading

Judge Isaac Earlean

, • COURT OF THE JUDICIARY CASE NO. 48 AUG 2016 • IN THE MATTER OF: EARLEAN ISAAC P~obat. Judge of Greene County, A~abama FINAL JUPGMENT On August 3 , 2016 , the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Conunission ( “the Commission” ) filed a complaint with the Alabama Court of the Judiciary charging Earlean Isaac with violating the Canons of Judicial Ethics in her capacity as Probate Judge of Greene County . That same day, the Commission, with the consent of Judge Isaac, filed a motion to expedite the determination of the complaint, requesting that this matter be set for a… Continue reading

Judge Kaminski Christopher M.

IN THE ALABAMA COURT OF THE JUDICIARY IN THE MATTER OF: CHRISTOPHER M. KAMINSKI DISTRICT JUDGE COFFEE COUNTY CASE NO . 52 FINAL JUDGMENT On July 16 , 2019 , the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission ( ” the Commission ” ) filed a complaint with the Alabama Court of the Judiciary charging Christopher Kaminski with violating the Canons of Judicial Ethics in his capacity as a District Judge of Coffee County . Pursuant to Rule 10 , Rules of Procedure of the Judicial Inquiry Commission , the Commission and Judge Kaminski have submitted an “Agreement and Stipulation of the Parties… Continue reading

Judge Dubose Stuart C

June 5, 2008 STATE OF ALABAMA COURT OF THE JUDICIARY COJ #36 IN THE MATTER OF: STUART C. DUBOSE, Circuit Judge of the First Judicial Circuit of Alabama ORDER This matter is before this Court on a complaint filed by the Judicial Inquiry Commission of the State of Alabama (tithe JIC tI) against Stuart C. Dubose, Circuit Judge of the First Judicial Circuit of Alabama (serving Clarke, Choctaw, and Washington Counties). The complaint charges violations of the Alabama Canons of Judicial Ethics (tithe Canons”). The Canons serve not only as guidelines for proper judicial conduct, they are binding on all… Continue reading

Judge Wiggins Marvin W.

IN THE MATTER OF: MARVIN W. WIGGINS, CIRCUIT  JUDGE FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ALABAMA FINAL JUDGMENT On May 4, 2009, the Judicial Inquiry Commission filed a complaint with the Alabama Court of the Judiciary charging Marvin W. Wiggins, Circuit Judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit, with violating the Canons of Judicial Ethics by failing to recuse himself from a proceeding arising out of a voter fraud investigation. The Court of Judiciary is a nine-member, constitutionally created judicial body that is only “convened to hear complaints filed by the Judicial Inquiry Commission, ” Art. VI, § 157(a), Ala. Const. 1901, pertaining… Continue reading