The Honorable
Michael F. Bolin
Mike Bolin with his dog
Member of the Jefferson County commission Place 5
Assumed office
July 2023
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
Place 1
In office
January 14, 2005 – January 13, 2023
Preceded byDouglas I. Johnstone
Succeeded byGreg Cook
Judge of the Jefferson County Probate Court
In office
1988–2005
ConstituencyPlace 1 (1988-2000)[1]
Place 2 (2000-2005)[1]
Personal details
Born
Michael Franklyn Bolin[2]

(1948-10-01) October 1, 1948[3]
Birmingham, Alabama[4]
EducationSamford 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 in 1966.

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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Judge Michael F. Bolin | Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama". March 3, 2016. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "Hon. Michael Franklyn Bolin Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ Who, Inc., Marquis Who's (November 1, 1977). Who's Who in American Law. Marquis Who's Who. p. 52. ISBN 9780837935010.
  4. ↑ Who, p. 52
  5. ↑ "Supreme Court of Alabama". judicial.alabama.gov/.
  6. ↑ "New Alabama Supreme Court Justices Sworn-In". January 15, 2005.
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