Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A state lawmaker has asked Republican Gov. Robert Bentley to appoint a black woman to be chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court.
Democratic state Rep. Alvin Holmes of Montgomery made the request Thursday. That was a day after Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb announced she would resign effective Aug. 1 to spend more time with her family.
Holmes said he is making the request because there are currently no blacks on Alabama's three appellate courts. Cobb is one of three women currently on the nine-member Supreme Court.
Bentley's press secretary, Jennifer Ardis, said Thursday the governor's goal is to identify the "best qualified person" to be chief justice.
Holmes said appointing a black woman would send a message that Alabama "no longer tolerates racism."
Democratic state Rep. Alvin Holmes of Montgomery made the request Thursday. That was a day after Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb announced she would resign effective Aug. 1 to spend more time with her family.
Holmes said he is making the request because there are currently no blacks on Alabama's three appellate courts. Cobb is one of three women currently on the nine-member Supreme Court.
Bentley's press secretary, Jennifer Ardis, said Thursday the governor's goal is to identify the "best qualified person" to be chief justice.
Holmes said appointing a black woman would send a message that Alabama "no longer tolerates racism."
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