Defense attorney Ronald Wayne Smith appointed to Madison County district judge post
Smith also served as a prosecutor in district attorney's office.
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Smith also served as a prosecutor in district attorney's office.
Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell assailes the Southern Poverty Law Center for "racial bias" and race tactics in court filings.
The original complaint noted that the transfer took a judgeship away from a county with a high percentage of Black residents and moved it to a majority white county.
After a special commission moved a vacant judicial seat from a mostly Black county to a mostly white one, attorneys for civil rights groups argue the Alabama Legislature is unlawfully delegating its authority to fill vacant judgeships.
He was booked into the Madison County Jail on June 16 and released on $300 bond.