Associate Justice, Alabama Supreme Court
James L. “Jay” Mitchell was elected to the Alabama Supreme Court in 2018.
Prior to serving on the Supreme Court, Justice Mitchell was an accomplished litigation attorney with Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. During his time in private practice, he tried a number of complex cases to verdict, successfully handled appeals, and obtained favorable settlements for clients. He was rated as one of the top litigators in the United States and Alabama, and received the highest possible rating for professional ethics. He also served on Maynard, Cooper & Gale’s executive committee, helping to lead strategic and growth initiatives for the firm.
Justice Mitchell was born in Mobile and grew up in South Alabama and in Homewood. He is a graduate of Homewood High School and received his Bachelor of Arts with honors from Birmingham-Southern College, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, served as president of the student body, and played forward on the school’s 1995 national championship basketball team. He holds a Master of Arts from University College in Dublin, Ireland, and received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.
Justice Mitchell has long been active in organizations that benefit the community and enhance the legal profession. In addition to his service with other organizations, he is a member of the Rotary Club of Birmingham and serves on the board of directors at Cornerstone School, an inner city Christian school. He is also a member of the Federalist Society.
Justice Mitchell and his wife, Elizabeth, have been married for 20 years and have four children. They reside in Homewood and are longtime members of Church of the Highlands.
Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
Orin S. Kerr is a Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, where he teaches and writes in the areas of criminal procedure and computer crime law. Kerr earned mechanical engineering degrees from Princeton University and Stanford University before graduating with a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He is a former law clerk to Justice Anthony M. Kennedy at the United States Supreme Court and Judge Leonard I. Garth of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Michael Levy was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for more than 37 years. From September 2001 until September 2017, he was the Chief of Computer Crimes at the United States Attorney’s Office. He is now retired from the Department of Justice.
He served in the U.S. Department of Justice from 1980 with two one-year excursions into private practice. He prosecuted fraud, drug, tax, and organized crime cases, as well as handling civil and criminal forfeiture actions. From 1991 to 1993, he was the Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division. From 1993 until 2001, he was the First Assistant United States Attorney. From April until September 2001 and from May 2009 until May 2010, he was appointed by the Attorney General to serve as interim United States Attorney until the confirmation of a presidentially appointed U.S. Attorney.
As Chief of Computer Crime, Mr. Levy prosecuted computer intrusion, computer fraud, theft of trade secrets, counterfeit goods, and federal crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children.
Before joining the U.S. Attorney’s office, Mr. Levy worked as a Public Defender and as an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia and as an Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He also had his own law practice for four years. He is a 1966 graduate (cum laude) of Brown University and a 1969 Penn Law graduate, where he was a finalist in the Keedy Cup Moot Court Competition.
Mr. Levy is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Partner, King & Spalding
John Richter is a trial and investigations partner in the Special Matters and Investigations Practice Group, and represents and defends companies, Boards of Directors, Board committees, and individuals facing a variety of white-collar criminal and regulatory enforcement matters, parallel civil litigation, and internal corporate investigations. John previously served as the Acting Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division at the U.S. Department of Justice and as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, having been nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by unanimous consent of the U.S. Senate.
Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
Orin S. Kerr is a Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, where he teaches and writes in the areas of criminal procedure and computer crime law. Kerr earned mechanical engineering degrees from Princeton University and Stanford University before graduating with a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He is a former law clerk to Justice Anthony M. Kennedy at the United States Supreme Court and Judge Leonard I. Garth of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Michael Levy was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for more than 37 years. From September 2001 until September 2017, he was the Chief of Computer Crimes at the United States Attorney’s Office. He is now retired from the Department of Justice.
He served in the U.S. Department of Justice from 1980 with two one-year excursions into private practice. He prosecuted fraud, drug, tax, and organized crime cases, as well as handling civil and criminal forfeiture actions. From 1991 to 1993, he was the Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division. From 1993 until 2001, he was the First Assistant United States Attorney. From April until September 2001 and from May 2009 until May 2010, he was appointed by the Attorney General to serve as interim United States Attorney until the confirmation of a presidentially appointed U.S. Attorney.
As Chief of Computer Crime, Mr. Levy prosecuted computer intrusion, computer fraud, theft of trade secrets, counterfeit goods, and federal crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children.
Before joining the U.S. Attorney’s office, Mr. Levy worked as a Public Defender and as an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia and as an Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He also had his own law practice for four years. He is a 1966 graduate (cum laude) of Brown University and a 1969 Penn Law graduate, where he was a finalist in the Keedy Cup Moot Court Competition.
Mr. Levy is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Partner, King & Spalding
John Richter is a trial and investigations partner in the Special Matters and Investigations Practice Group, and represents and defends companies, Boards of Directors, Board committees, and individuals facing a variety of white-collar criminal and regulatory enforcement matters, parallel civil litigation, and internal corporate investigations. John previously served as the Acting Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division at the U.S. Department of Justice and as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, having been nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by unanimous consent of the U.S. Senate.
Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
Orin S. Kerr is a Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, where he teaches and writes in the areas of criminal procedure and computer crime law. Kerr earned mechanical engineering degrees from Princeton University and Stanford University before graduating with a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He is a former law clerk to Justice Anthony M. Kennedy at the United States Supreme Court and Judge Leonard I. Garth of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
Orin S. Kerr is a Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, where he teaches and writes in the areas of criminal procedure and computer crime law. Kerr earned mechanical engineering degrees from Princeton University and Stanford University before graduating with a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He is a former law clerk to Justice Anthony M. Kennedy at the United States Supreme Court and Judge Leonard I. Garth of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
Orin S. Kerr is a Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, where he teaches and writes in the areas of criminal procedure and computer crime law. Kerr earned mechanical engineering degrees from Princeton University and Stanford University before graduating with a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He is a former law clerk to Justice Anthony M. Kennedy at the United States Supreme Court and Judge Leonard I. Garth of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Professor of Law, Ave Maria School of Law
Professor Bonner began his legal career at the U.S. Department of Justice and served in a variety of capacities there for more than 25 years, including Assistant U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Resident Legal Advisor in Moscow. For 10 years, he directed the investigation and prosecution of high-profile federal cases involving international and domestic terrorism. He subsequently joined the U.S. Department of Treasury, where he held the position of Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff to the Undersecretary of the Treasury for Enforcement. Prior to coming to Ave Maria, Professor Bonner served as a Senior Advisor in the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Office of International Affairs, where he oversaw the Department’s activities within the Group of 8 (G8) countries. He also taught as an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center for 13 years.
Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
Orin S. Kerr is a Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, where he teaches and writes in the areas of criminal procedure and computer crime law. Kerr earned mechanical engineering degrees from Princeton University and Stanford University before graduating with a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He is a former law clerk to Justice Anthony M. Kennedy at the United States Supreme Court and Judge Leonard I. Garth of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Michael Levy was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for more than 37 years. From September 2001 until September 2017, he was the Chief of Computer Crimes at the United States Attorney’s Office. He is now retired from the Department of Justice.
He served in the U.S. Department of Justice from 1980 with two one-year excursions into private practice. He prosecuted fraud, drug, tax, and organized crime cases, as well as handling civil and criminal forfeiture actions. From 1991 to 1993, he was the Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division. From 1993 until 2001, he was the First Assistant United States Attorney. From April until September 2001 and from May 2009 until May 2010, he was appointed by the Attorney General to serve as interim United States Attorney until the confirmation of a presidentially appointed U.S. Attorney.
As Chief of Computer Crime, Mr. Levy prosecuted computer intrusion, computer fraud, theft of trade secrets, counterfeit goods, and federal crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children.
Before joining the U.S. Attorney’s office, Mr. Levy worked as a Public Defender and as an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia and as an Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He also had his own law practice for four years. He is a 1966 graduate (cum laude) of Brown University and a 1969 Penn Law graduate, where he was a finalist in the Keedy Cup Moot Court Competition.
Mr. Levy is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Partner, King & Spalding
John Richter is a trial and investigations partner in the Special Matters and Investigations Practice Group, and represents and defends companies, Boards of Directors, Board committees, and individuals facing a variety of white-collar criminal and regulatory enforcement matters, parallel civil litigation, and internal corporate investigations. John previously served as the Acting Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division at the U.S. Department of Justice and as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, having been nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by unanimous consent of the U.S. Senate.
Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
Orin S. Kerr is a Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, where he teaches and writes in the areas of criminal procedure and computer crime law. Kerr earned mechanical engineering degrees from Princeton University and Stanford University before graduating with a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He is a former law clerk to Justice Anthony M. Kennedy at the United States Supreme Court and Judge Leonard I. Garth of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
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