Michael F. Bolin
The Honorable Michael F. Bolin | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama Place 1 | |
| Assumed office 14 January 2005 | |
| Judge of the Jefferson County Probate Court | |
| In office 1988–2005 | |
| Constituency | Place 1 (1988-2000)[1] Place 2 (2000-2005)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Franklyn Bolin[2] October 1, 1948[3] Birmingham, Alabama[4] |
| Education | Samford University (BS, JD) |
Michael Franklyn Bolin (born October 1, 1948) is an American lawyer and jurist from Alabama. He is an Associate Justice on the Alabama Supreme Court.
Early life and education[]
Bolin was born in Jefferson County, Alabama in 1948. He attended elementary school in Birmingham, being accepted into the first magnet school for scholastic achievement. He then attended Homewood Junior High School,[5] and graduated from Shades Valley High School in 1966 as a member of the National Honor Society. In 1970, he received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Samford University. In 1973, he received his Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law, graduating cum laude. At Cumberland, he was on the Dean's List and served as Associate Editor of the Cumberland-Samford Law Review. He was later inducted into Curia Honors, Cumberland's leadership and honor society.
Career[]
Bolin was a practicing attorney in Birmingham from 1973 through 1988, when he was elected as Probate Judge of Jefferson County. He was re-elected to that position in 1994 and 2000. He served in that position until his election to the Alabama Supreme Court in 2004, and began serving as an Associate Justice beginning January 14, 2005.[6] He was re-elected in 2010 and 2016.
He was active in the Alabama Probate Judges Association, serving as chairman of various association committees. He was elected by his peers as President, Secretary, and Treasurer of the Probate Judges Association. He served on the Children's Code Committee, Probate Procedures Committee, Adoption Committee, and Paternity Committee of the Alabama Law Institute.
He authored the Putative Father Registry law in Alabama, which protects the rights of all parties in adoption proceedings. He received the national award from the "Angels of Adoption" organization in Washington, D.C. in 2000 for his service to adoptive families. He additionally served as Chief Election Official, Chairman of the Alabama Electronic Voting Committee, and as Vice Chairman of the Governor's Commission on Consolidation, Efficiency, and Funding in 2003. He is a member of the Vestavia-Hoover Kiwanis Club and was Chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party (2003-2004).
References[]
- ^ a b Bolin's Probate Court Bio
- ^ https://www.martindale.com/montgomery/alabama/michael-franklyn-bolin-24012-a/[bare URL]
- ^ Who, Inc., Marquis Who's (November 1, 1977). Who's Who in American Law. Marquis Who's Who. p. 52. ISBN 9780837935010.
- ^ Who, p. 52
- ^ "Supreme Court of Alabama". judicial.alabama.gov/.
- ^ "New Alabama Supreme Court Justices Sworn-In".
External links[]
- Michael Bolin at Ballotpedia
- http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/58799/michael-bolin#.VBIrzywtCUk
- http://judicial.alabama.gov/CourtMemberBio/ViewBio?id=29
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