Hub Harrington

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Hub Harrington

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Prior offices

Alabama 18th Judicial Circuit

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Education

Law

Samford University, Cumberland School of Law

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Hub Harrington was a judge of Circuit 18 in Alabama. He won re-election to the bench most recently in 2010 for a term that expired in 2016.

Education

Harrington graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, where he received his J.D.

Career

Prior to becoming a Circuit 18 judge, Harrington was the first mayor of Indian Springs Village.

2010 election

Harrington was re-elected after running unopposed.

Main article: Alabama judicial elections, 2010

Noteworthy cases

Harpersville Debtor's Prison

Harrington is famous for breaking up the city of Harpersville, Alabama's "debtor's prison," where a public/private partnership had stirred controversy over alleged extortionist tactics used against individuals charged fees and penalties. The company, Judicial Correction Services, was accused of extorting minor violators without trial or hearing, pressing individuals onto unauthorized probation payment systems, and acting judiciously without due process. Harrington wrote that "unalienable rights have for some time been routinely denied by the city[of Harpersville]" and suspended the relationship between the Judicial Correction Services and the municipality.

See also

• Alabama 18th Judicial Circuit

External links

• NorthJersey.com, "Ala. judge halts city's private probation practice," July 14, 2012

Footnotes

Alabama courts

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Federal courts:

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama

State courts:

Alabama Supreme Court • Alabama Court of Civil Appeals • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals • Alabama Circuit Courts • Alabama District Courts • Alabama Juvenile Courts • Alabama Municipal Courts • Alabama Probate Courts • Alabama Small Claims Courts

State resources:

Courts in Alabama • Alabama judicial elections • Judicial selection in Alabama