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AL HJR178
Joint Resolution
Status
Passed
5/7/2013
Primary Sponsor
Laura Hall
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AI Summary
- Posthumously honors and commends Judge James Edwin Horton, Jr., for his integrity and fairness in the judicial system.
- Recognizes Judge Horton's 1933 decision to order a new trial for Haywood Patterson in the Scottsboro Boys case, going against popular opinion because he believed the verdict lacked substantial evidence.
- Born January 4, 1878, in Tennessee; earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cumberland University and a law degree from Cumberland School of Law.
- Served in the Alabama House of Representatives and Alabama Senate; worked as a chancery court judge and circuit court judge for two terms before losing a third term due to his decision in the Patterson case.
- House adopted the resolution on April 9, 2013, and the Senate adopted it on May 2, 2013.
Legislative Description
Horton, James Edwin, Jr., posthumously commended
Resolutions, Congratulatory
Last Action
Delivered to Governor at 12:20 p.m. on May 7, 2013.
5/7/2013
Committee Referrals
Rules4/11/2013
Rules3/20/2013
Full Bill Text
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