Scott Mitchell

Clerk, Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama. Opinions are those of my own.

[Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell66]

@JudgeMinor CLEAR is a very interesting topic. During the @StateCourts Fall Events, a session was held on CLEAR. I was able to share with the Chief Justices and State Court Administrators about Alabama’s Harvesters of Hope program and its work of bringing lawyers to legal deserts.

[Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell66]

@JudgeMinor You must have never noticed me opening and closing the drawer at the clerk’s desk during oral arguments. 😜

[Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell66]

Hey @USPS, can you help with Montgomery’s civic pride by cutting the grass & trimming the shrubbery around the Downtown Montgomery Post Office at 135 Catoma Street? The hardworking, dedicated postal employees there deserve better surroundings!

[Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell66]

@BrettBusby For over 40 years, one of the nation’s best appellate clerks, Sherry Williamson, served the 11th. She came out of retirement to serve as clerk of the 10th. Her daughter Deana is Clerk of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals—the nation’s first mother-daughter appellate clerk duo!

[Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell66]

Act-2025-427 has been enacted which changes appellate practice re: expungements. Effective Oct. 1, the proper avenue to challenge a ruling on an expungement petition will be to file a notice of appeal instead of a petition for a writ of certiorari.
https://t.co/9XVBCfxg4f

[Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell66]

@realcountry1953 I grew up not far from McWilliams, Alabama. This sign used to greet people as they entered the community. It was within eyesight of the home of Hank’s father and stepmother, Lon and Ola Williams. Hank spent his early childhood in McWillaims before Lon and Lillie divorced.

[Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell66]

@LifeWithoutLack @BarExamTutor 100% for first-time examinees (3/3); 60% for total examinees (6/10).
Here is the breakdown of statistics for the February Alabama Bar Exam: https://t.co/sMITszdMXj

[Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell66]

@BarExamTutor 175 of the examinees are graduates of two unaccredited law schools in Alabama. One of those schools, Miles Law School, had a 0.0% passage rate.

[Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell66]

@StateCourts Thank you @StateCourts, for making this meeting a reality!

[Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell66]

It was an honor to represent our nation’s appellate clerks and the NCACC at the first Assembly of Associations.

[National Center for State Courts @StateCourts]

Last month, NCSC hosted the Assembly of Associations, which was attended by top leaders representing nine independent court and judicial organizations.

These leaders met with NCSC association management staff to discuss common interests and future opportunities.

[Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell66]

Congratulations to Coach Bucky McMillan! His father, Judge Bucky McMillan, served on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals for 24 years and for several years was the Court’s presiding judge. #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter

[Texas A&M Basketball @aggiembk]

Welcome to Aggieland, Coach Bucky McMillan 👍

→ https://t.co/X4huwE3Fz6

#GigEm

[Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell66]

@davidhughes_phd Guess it also doesn’t matter that approximately 99% of cases filed are in state courts.

[Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell66]

Thanks to Judge @andersonforAL for the delicious king cake he baked for our Clerk’s office staff’s enjoyment. It is delicious! #appellatetwitter

[Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell66]

@davidhughes_phd Each of the three grand divisions of the state.

[Clint Hill @ClintHill_SS]

On November 22, 1963, three shots were fired in Dallas. The horrific images are still vivid. I was a 31-year-old unknown Secret Service agent, suddenly thrust into history. At 92, I have come to terms with my place in history. I tried. I was unsuccessful, but at least I tried.

[Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell66]

It was an honor to represent my fellow appellate clerks at the NCSC Data Specialists’ Roundtable. It was a wonderful experience learning how we can better use and report our data.

[National Center for State Courts @StateCourts]

Recently, NCSC hosted the 18th Annual Data Specialists' Roundtable, bringing together court data professionals from 24 states and territories to address challenges in #data governance, dashboard design, and #AI solutions.

Read about key takeaways at: https://t.co/nxb20tHz2e.

[Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell66]

@JudgeDillard @SupremeCourtGA @AppealsCourtGA One state I know of has the justices go to the classrooms the day of the oral arguments (which is held in the evening) to explain the case. And the next morning they host a breakfast for business and civil leaders in the community as a form of outreach.

[Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell66]

@MJBALCH69 Yes.

[Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell66]

The first Alabamian to serve as a justice on the United States Supreme Court. #appellatetwitter

[Supreme Court Historical Society @SCHSociety]

#OTD June 24, 1811, John Archibald Campbell was born.

Appointed to the Supreme Court by President Franklin Pierce in 1853, Associate Justice Campbell resigned from the Court in 1861 at the outset of the Civil War.

#scotushistory

https://t.co/9jqSm3JEhR

[Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell66]

This rule change is in line with the recommendations contained in the 2017 ABA Council of Appellate Lawyers white paper on e-briefing. Not only does the change make briefing easier for the practitioners, it makes finding pages in the digital brief easier for the Courts.

[Scott Mitchell @scottmitchell66]

Only Arabic numerals will be required in briefs and pleadings before Alabama’s appellate courts beginning October 1. The days of having to figure out how to use both Roman and Arabic numeral pagination will soon be over. #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter