Supreme Court of Alabama

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Court
gptkbp:appeal From lower courts
gptkbp:assigneeCountry Elected by the people
gptkbp:caseTypes Civil cases
Criminal cases
Disciplinary matters
Administrative appeals
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Jay_Mitchell
gptkbp:court gptkb:Alabama_Court_of_Appeals
gptkb:Alabama_Rules_of_Appellate_Procedure
Yes
Regularly scheduled sessions
Chief Justice and Associate Justices
Published opinions
Final authority on state law
Appellate_court
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Provides legal resources
gptkbp:decidedBy Final appeals in civil and criminal cases
gptkbp:established 1819
gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver gptkb:Alabama_Constitution
Accountable to the public
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Montgomery,_Alabama
gptkbp:historicalEvent Established in 1819
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Oldest_court_in_Alabama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Supreme Court of Alabama
gptkbp:judges Yes
Constitutional interpretation
Constitutional issues
Code of Judicial Conduct
Held every six years
Reviews lower court decisions
Part_of_Alabama's_judicial_system
gptkbp:jurisdiction State of Alabama
gptkbp:legalStatus Available to the public
Influences state law
Significant_impact_on_Alabama_law
gptkbp:length 6 years
gptkbp:location gptkb:Montgomery
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:State_v._McCoy
gptkb:Ex_parte_McDonald
gptkb:Ex_parte_Smith
gptkb:Ex_parte_McLain
Ex parte State of Alabama
Ex parte McKenzie
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 9
gptkbp:precedent Binding on lower courts
gptkbp:publicAccess Open to the public
gptkbp:regulatoryCompliance Managed_by_the_Administrative_Office_of_Courts
gptkbp:website www.alabamasupremecourt.gov