Judge Richard Minor

Judge on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals; Follower of Christ, Husband, Father, & former District Attorney

[Judge Richard Minor @JudgeMinor]

#OnThisDay Nov. 15, 1965, #SCOTUS granted review in Miranda v. Arizona. Later #SCOTUS overturned his conviction in a 5–4 decision, ruling that statements obtained during custodial interrogation are inadmissible unless the suspect is given the now-famous Miranda Warning.

[Judge Richard Minor @JudgeMinor]

#OnThisDay Nov. 15, 1777, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation in York, Pennsylvania, creating the first national governing framework for the United States. It served as the first written constitution of the United States from 1781 to 1789.

[Judge Richard Minor @JudgeMinor]

War Eagle @FreddyLA7.

[Freddy🇩🇪 @FreddyLA7]

Here are our favorites from our last USA trip:

Favorite college football team: Auburn (if we’re allowed to support two teams, Iowa would be our second pick)

Favorite stadium: Jordan-Hare Stadium

Favorite game: OU vs. Texas

Best tailgate: LSU / Iowa (can’t choose)

Favorite state: Still Alabama

Favorite town: Still Fairhope

Favorite overall event: Oktoberfest in Cullman

Favorite fast food chain: Sonic

Favorite big city: San Antonio

Favorite state we visited for the first time: Colorado

Coolest sight: Mount Rushmore

[Judge Richard Minor @JudgeMinor]

#OnThisDay Nov. 14, 1980, in anticipation of a woman being appointed to #SCOTUS, justices voted to drop "Mr." from the formal title "Mr. Justice" in official court opinions & records. This change took effect a year before Sandra Day O'Connor became the 1st female justice in 1981.

[Judge Richard Minor @JudgeMinor]

As #FedSoc2026 meets in D.C., a look back at the inaugural meeting Spring 1982 and what followed.

https://t.co/qHuhB2tucD

[Judge Richard Minor @JudgeMinor]

two hundred years ago, is to fight for the Constitution of the United States.”
— Thomas Sowell on attending The Federalist Society’s first National Lawyers Convention, 1987

[Judge Richard Minor @JudgeMinor]

As #FedSoc2026 meets in DC, this quote applies today as it did about past @FedSoc National Lawyers Conventions.
“It is not these dignitaries [deans, judges, and the U.S. attorney general in attendance at the first National Lawyers Convention] who

[Judge Richard Minor @JudgeMinor]

any age could be proud. You need only talk to them for a few minutes to know that they are for real in their efforts to grapple with the problems and dangers facing American society. ... The overriding purpose of the Federalist Society, like that of the original Federalists of

[Judge Richard Minor @JudgeMinor]

#OnThisDay Nov. 13, 1979, former California Governor Ronald Reagan officially announced his campaign for the 1980 Republican presidential nomination. In that election, he beat Jimmy Carter winning 44 states & 489 electoral votes. #civics #history #Reagan

[Judge Richard Minor @JudgeMinor]

#TheFederalistPapers

[Hillsdale College @Hillsdale]

The Federalist Papers remain among the most influential works of American political thought and are a cornerstone of study at Hillsdale College’s Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship.

In this lecture from the Liberty Fellows Conferences, Hillsdale alumnus Dr. Casey Wheatland (Ph.D. ’22), now a professor at @NewCollegeofFL, explores this foundational work and its enduring significance.

Watch here: https://t.co/rlIYvcMjwH

[Judge Richard Minor @JudgeMinor]

Happy Birthday to my friend on the other side of the Chattahoochee, @JudgeDillard.

[Judge Richard Minor @JudgeMinor]

Congratulations to my friend @GregoryCook. Soon to be Judge Cook.

[Senate Cloakroom @SenateCloakroom]

Confirmed, 49-27: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #945, Gregory Carl Cook to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama.

[Judge Richard Minor @JudgeMinor]

#OnThisDay Nov. 12, 1975, Justice William O. Douglas announced his retirement from #SCOTUS. Having served for over 36 years, the longest tenure in Supreme Court history thus far. Justice Thomas will surpass him in May 2028. #appellatecourts

[Judge Richard Minor @JudgeMinor]

Thanks so much to the Halls, @cbaile18 & @JudgeKevinHall , for speaking to my Adv. Legal Research & Writing class last night at @AuburnU. Great information on legal writing & trial courtroom practice. #appellatetwitter #legalwriting

[Judge Richard Minor @JudgeMinor]

#OnThisDay #VeteransDay Birmingham WWII vet Raymond Weeks proposed expanding Armistice Day (honoring WWI vets on Nov. 11) to all US vets. He pitched it to Gen. Eisenhower in 1946. First Nat'l Veterans Day (parade & peace banquet) held in Birmingham, AL, on Nov. 11, 1947.

[Judge Richard Minor @JudgeMinor]

#CivicsEducation #AmericanHistory #America250

[Federalist Society @FedSoc]

“The enduring Constitution, the enduring Declaration, the connection between those two again are critically important for people to understand our liberty and equality and so that all of us together can live up to Lincoln’s goal of preserving government of the people, by the people, for the people, for the next 250 years as well.”— Justice Brett Kavanaugh

In our America 250 conversation, Justice Kavanaugh reflects on what it will take to carry Lincoln’s vision of self-government into America’s next 250 years.

[Judge Richard Minor @JudgeMinor]

#CivicsEducation #AmericanHistory #SCOTUS

[Federalist Society @FedSoc]

“We are not passive observers in the American project; we are participants in it. It is our project.…. I might suggest that people look at the last line of the Declaration of Independence, it ends with a mutual pledges in which the signatories to the document mutually pledge, their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to the success of the American project.”— Justice Amy Coney Barrett

During our America 250 conversation with Justice Barrett, she points to the Declaration of Independence’s closing pledge as a reminder that our government rests on our consent and depends on our participation.

[Judge Richard Minor @JudgeMinor]

“The truth will soon pass to your hands. So guard it well.” - #SCOTUS Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch. #civics #America250

[Federalist Society @FedSoc]

“The reason why our Constitution and Declaration have survived is because people choose it anew in every generation. You need to know its history, you need to know what you are preserving.”— Justice Neil Gorsuch

As we continue our celebration of America 250, Justice Gorsuch shares his advice for the next generation on why knowing our history matters to preserving the principles of our founding.

[Judge Richard Minor @JudgeMinor]

Thank you to all our veterans on this Veterans Day & every day. “Veterans know better than anyone else the price of freedom, for they’ve suffered the scars of war. We can offer them no better tribute than to protect what they have won for us.” – President Ronald Reagan