Alabama Order Appointing Special Prosecutor
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Except as to a party against whom a judgment is entered by default, every final judgment shall grant the relief to which the party in whose favor it is rendered is entitled, even if the party has not demanded such relief in the party's pleadings.
Masters. (a) Appointment and compensation. Each court to which these rules are applicable or the presiding judge in those courts having more than one judge, may appoint one or more standing masters for the court, and the court in which any action is pending may appoint a special master therein.
The Department of Justice ? or ?DOJ? ? is the agency responsible for enforcing the federal law of the United States. The Attorney General of the United States ? appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate ? heads the DOJ with its more than 100,000 attorneys, special agents, and other staff.
A special prosecutor is a prosecutor who is independent of an office that would normally exercise jurisdiction in a criminal investigation?to avoid potential conflicts of interest or to facilitate subject matter area expertise.
A special counsel is an attorney appointed to investigate, and possibly prosecute, a case in which the Justice Department perceives itself as having a conflict or where it's deemed to be in the public interest to have someone outside the government come in and take responsibility for a matter.
About. On October 19, 2020, John Durham was appointed by Attorney General William Barr to serve as the Special Counsel by the order below.
