Michael F. Bolin Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honorable
Michael F. Bolin
Office:Member of the Jefferson County commission Place 5
Term Start:July 2023
Office1:Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
Place 1
Term Start1:January 14, 2005
Term End1:January 13, 2023
Predecessor1:Douglas I. Johnstone
Successor1:Greg Cook
Office2:Judge of the Jefferson County Probate Court
Term Start2:1988
Term End2:2005
Constituency2:Place 1 (1988-2000)[1]
Place 2 (2000-2005)
Birth Name:Michael Franklyn Bolin[2]
Birth Date:1 October 1948[3]
Birth Place:Birmingham, Alabama[4]
Education:Samford University (BS, JD)

Michael Franklyn Bolin (born October 1, 1948) is an American lawyer and jurist from Alabama. He served as an associate justice of the Alabama Supreme Court from 2005 to 2023.

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]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Judge Michael F. Bolin | Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama. March 3, 2016. May 6, 2023. March 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204318/http://jeffcoprobatecourt.com/judge-michael-f-bolin/. bot: unknown.
  2. Web site: Hon. Michael Franklyn Bolin Judge Profile on Martindale.com. www.martindale.com. May 6, 2023.
  3. Book: Who, Inc., Marquis Who's . November 1, 1977 . Who's Who in American Law . . 52 . 9780837935010 .
  4. Who, p. 52
  5. Web site: Supreme Court of Alabama. judicial.alabama.gov/.
  6. Web site: New Alabama Supreme Court Justices Sworn-In. January 15, 2005 .