Alabama Appoints Judge Smitherman to Ethics Commission

0:00It's April 8th. Welcome in. This is Birmingham News today, where local news meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. Alabama's Senate just locked in retired Jefferson County Circuit, Judge Carol Smytherman to the State Ethics Commission this Tuesday. She's a Democrat with deep judicial roots. Tap for the spot by Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth. Smytherman's got strong family ties in politics too. She's married to State Senator Roger Smytherman from Birmingham and Mom to City Councilwoman. Crystal Smytherman. In the confirmation hearing, she made it clear she's pumped for the role and dead serious about enforcing the rules right. These picks beef up the Commission's lineup with experienced hands amid ongoing ethics oversight in the State House. Her background brings a fresh judicial perspective to watching lawmakers moves. That same day, Senator's Greenland, David Pruitt, and appointee from House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter of Reignsville. He also nodded to former Vistavia Hills Councilman George Pierce back in March, chosen by Governor

1:02Kay Ivey. Now the Ethics Commission rolls with this new crew, keeping accountability tight as Alabama politics heats up.