by Reginald T. Hamner The Frank M. Johnson, Jr. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse is itself on the National Register of Historical Places, having been so designated in 1998. The building was authorized in 1931 and occupied in 1933. An annex was completed in 2002. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama [...]
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The Alabama Humanities awards luncheon was held Monday, September 13, at the Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham. Our guest speaker, chief legal correspondent for CBS News Jan Crawford, spoke about the United States Supreme Court, highlighting information she researched for her 2007 book Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United [...]
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This year’s Alabama Humanities Awards Luncheon will be held Monday, September 13, 2010, at noon at the Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham. The luncheon will feature our guest speaker, chief legal correspondent for CBS News Jan Crawford. We will honor Edgar Welden, 2010′s Alabama Humanities Award recipient, and the Robert R. Meyer Foundation as this year’s [...]
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A new book, From Power to Service: The Story of Lawyers in Alabama, tracing the history of the legal profession in the Yellowhammer state, has been published by the Alabama State Bar. The $40 commemorative book chronicles the story of lawyers in the state’s developing history.
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This summer has witnessed the historic elevation of Sonia Sotomayor, by presidential nomination coupled with senatorial confirmation, from judge to associate justice. A lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States imparts enormous prestige in American society and conveys immense power and influence in our government.
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