The fate of three Worden candidates is now in the hands of a Madison County Circuit Court judge after a Jan ... petitions and that the village clerk noted that the papers were turned in loose.

The seat opened after Judge Don Rizzardi was elected circuit court judge for Alabama’s 23rd Judicial District in the November election. Rizzardi, 65, a former longtime Madison County prosecutor ...

When Reynolds asked if they had a warrant or a court order ... who was on the bench Monday afternoon in Madison County, and Circuit Clerk David Fernandez said federal authorities had not notified ...