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Jerry M. Blevins v. Alabama State Bar

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Alabama, No. SC-2024-0693 · judgment December 19, 2025


Certiorari denied · October 5, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Question presented

Whether the Alabama Supreme Court’s interpreta­ tion of § 34-3-62, Code of Alabama (1975), and appli­ cation of its interpretation to Petitioner’s case, was vi­ olative of Petitioner’s procedural due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Consti­ tution.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jerry Blevins
Law Office of Jerry M. Blevins

For respondent
Brenton Merrill Smith
Office of the Attorney General, State of Alabama

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 05 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 08 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  3. Jul 01 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Alabama State Bar to respond filed.
  4. May 25 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 2, 2026)