Supreme Court of Alabama Decisions

The Alabama Supreme Court was created by Article VI, Section 139 of the Alabama Constitution. In addition to reviewing appeals from lower courts and the Alabama Public Service Commission, the Alabama Supreme Court has the authority to review disputes that involve an amount in controversy greater than $50,000, if no other Alabama court has jurisdiction over the dispute. Article IV, Section 140 of the Alabama Constitution describes the organization of the Court and the scope of its jurisdiction.

The nine justices on the Court, including the Chief Justice, are elected for six-year terms. To be eligible, a candidate must be no older than 70, licensed to practice in Alabama, and a resident of Alabama for at least one year. If a justice retires, resigns, dies, or is removed from office before the end of their term, the Governor of Alabama will appoint a replacement. To retain their seat, that justice must run in the next general election that is at least one year after they are appointed. Removing a justice requires either an impeachment procedure or an investigation by the Judicial Inquiry Commission that results in a complaint filed with the Alabama Court of the Judiciary.

The Alabama Supreme Court has issued many rules that control procedures and practices in courts throughout the state. These include rules of evidence, civil procedure, appellate procedure, judicial administration, and disciplinary procedure, among other rules. The Court also has issued seven canons of judicial ethics to govern the actions of judges in the state.

Browse Opinions From the Supreme Court of Alabama
Recent Decisions From the Supreme Court of Alabama
EBSCO Industries, Inc. v. Ballard  
Date: June 6, 2025
 Docket Number: SC-2024-0678

Justia Opinion Summary: EBSCO Industries, Inc. owned a 5.5-acre parcel of land in Tuscaloosa County, which it leased to Michael R. Ballard for hunting purposes starting in 1990. The lease was renewed annually until February 2022. Ballard…

DocRx, Inc., DocRx Dispensing, Inc., DocRx Labs, Inc., ClaimPay, Inc., Rx Transmit, LLC, Brian Ward, Jennifer Ward, Nick Branigan, and ServRx, Inc., f/k/a Workers Compensation Rx Solutions, Inc., and Worker's Compensation Rx Solutions, P.C. v. Piedmont Comprehensive Pain Management Group, LLC (Appeal from Mobile Circuit Court: CV-22-901045).
Date: May 23, 2025
 Docket Numbers: SC-2024-0264, SC-2024-0607
Sarah Vanek, as personal representative of the Estate of Charles E. Flanagan, deceased v. Emergency Physician Associates P.A. and Brian J. Tierney, M.D. (Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court: CV-20-902492).
Date: May 23, 2025
 Docket Numbers: SC-2023-0841, SC-2024-0266
Warren Averett, LLC, and Warren Averett Companies, LLC v. James P. Key, Jr. (Appeal from Shelby Circuit Court: CV-18-900942).
Date: May 23, 2025
 Docket Numbers: SC-2024-0379, SC-2024-0380
Ex parte Corey Ramon Davis PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS (In re: Corey Ramon Davis v. State of Alabama) (Marengo Circuit Court: CC-09-102; Criminal Appeals: CR-2023-0826).
Date: May 23, 2025
 Docket Number: SC-2025-0220
Adams v. Atkinson  
Date: May 16, 2025
 Docket Numbers: SC-2024-0528, SC-2024-0530

Justia Opinion Summary: Joy Goodwin Adams sued Tiffany Rudd Atkinson, Katherine M. Rudd, Goodwin Capital Partners, Ltd., and KATISAM, Inc., seeking reimbursement for attorneys' fees she paid to a third party. The Jefferson Circuit Court…

JB Accounting Services, LLC; JB Accounting Tax Service Check Cashing, LLC; JB Accounting Tax Services, LLC; and Jennifer Beverly v. Brittany Winters, Adonijah Dale-Winters, and Ashley Hughes (Appeal from Mobile Circuit Court: CV-23-900402).
Date: May 9, 2025
 Docket Number: SC-2024-0441
Flickinger v. King  
Date: May 9, 2025
 Docket Numbers: SC-2024-0153, SC-2024-0825, SC-2023-0609, SC-2024-0097, SC-2024-0823, SC-2024-0826, SC-2025-0236

Justia Opinion Summary: Daniel Flickinger, a full-time litigator at Wainwright, Pope & McMeekin, P.C. (WPM), posted conservative political commentary on his personal social media. In June 2020, he posted a controversial message about George…

William C. Freeman, M.D. v. Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; Mark H. Lequire, M.D., Charles M.A. Rogers IV, M.D., Aruna T. Arora, M.D., Gregory W. Ayers, M.D., Julia L. Boothe, M.D., Tonya E. Bradley, M.D., Eli L. Brown, M.D., Hernando D. Carter, M.D., Nina S. Ford Johnson, M.D., Beverly F. Jordan, M.D., George T. Koulianos, M.D., Dick Owens, M.D., William Jay Suggs, M.D., David R. Thrasher, M.D., Jane Ann Weida, M.D., and Amanda J. Williams, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; and William M. Perkins, individually and in his official capacity as Executive Director of the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners (Appeal from Montgomery Circuit Court: CV-23-901110).
Date: May 9, 2025
 Docket Numbers: SC-2024-0130, SC-2024-0658, SC-2025-0044, SC-2025-0074, SC-2025-0075, SC-2025-0076, SC-2025-0077
Lewis v. Ojano-Bracco  
Date: May 9, 2025
 Docket Numbers: SC-2024-0534, SC-2024-0875, SC-2025-0108, SC-2024-0844

Justia Opinion Summary: In February 2017, Lily T. Ojano-Bracco, Mountain West IRA, Inc., Angelina M. Sharman, and James R. Sharman sued Bradley C. Lewis, Birmingham Income Property, LLC (BIP), MAC, LLC, and Bryan Conwill, alleging fraud by BIP,…

Ex parte Larry Gene Jackson PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS (In re: Larry Gene Jackson v. State of Alabama) (Calhoun Circuit Court: CC-23-1034; Criminal Appeals: CR-2024-0253).
Date: May 9, 2025
 Docket Numbers: SC-2025-0031, SC-2025-0071, SC-2025-0109
Williams v. Dodd  
Date: May 9, 2025
 Docket Numbers: SC-2024-0704, SC-2024-0772, SC-2025-0117

Justia Opinion Summary: Teresa Williams and Barney's Childcare and Learning Center, Inc., doing business as Pooh Bear Academy, filed a complaint against various officials and employees of the Alabama Department of Human Resources (ADHR) and the…

Susan Vicens, as personal representative of the Estate of Koa Makaheo Vicens, deceased v. University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, P.C., and Carlos A. Aristizabal, M.D. (Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court: CV-18-903152).
Date: May 9, 2025
 Docket Numbers: SC-2024-0280, SC-2024-0593, SC-2024-0610, SC-2025-0125, SC-2025-0176
Ex parte S.D.S. PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CIVIL APPEAL (In re: S.D.S v. Walker County Department of Human Resources) (Walker Juvenile Court: JU-23-12.04; Civil Appeals: CL-2024-0754).
Date: May 9, 2025
 Docket Number: SC-2025-0195
Ex parte Ambrose Sebastian Clark PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS (In re: Ambrose Sebastian Clark v. State of Alabama) (Calhoun Circuit Court: CC-07-1129.60 and CC-07-1130.60; Criminal Appeals: CR-2024-0740).
Date: May 9, 2025
 Docket Numbers: SC-2025-0200, SC-2024-0620
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