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As President of the Birmingham [[City Council]], she assumed the office of Mayor when [[Larry Langford]] was convicted of 60 counts of [[bribery]] and related charges on October 28, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/28/langford-guilty-on-all-counts|title=Langford guilty on all counts|publisher=[[Birmingham Weekly]]|date=2009-10-28}}</ref> She then lost the position when the new council convened on November 24, 2009, and elected Roderick Royal as council president on a 5-4 vote, thus automatically making Royal the acting Mayor.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/11/roderick_royal_elected_birming.html|title=Roderick Royal elected Birmingham Council president, and will serve as interim mayor|publisher=''[[The Birmingham News]]''|last=Bryant|first=Joseph D.|date=2009-11-24}}</ref> |
As President of the Birmingham [[City Council]], she assumed the office of Mayor when [[Larry Langford]] was convicted of 60 counts of [[bribery]] and related charges on October 28, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/28/langford-guilty-on-all-counts|title=Langford guilty on all counts|publisher=[[Birmingham Weekly]]|date=2009-10-28}}</ref> She then lost the position when the new council convened on November 24, 2009, and elected Roderick Royal as council president on a 5-4 vote, thus automatically making Royal the acting Mayor.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/11/roderick_royal_elected_birming.html|title=Roderick Royal elected Birmingham Council president, and will serve as interim mayor|publisher=''[[The Birmingham News]]''|last=Bryant|first=Joseph D.|date=2009-11-24}}</ref> |
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Carole Smitherman was NOT Birmingham's first female mayor. She was |
Carole Smitherman was NOT Birmingham's first female mayor. She was, however, the first African American woman hired as a Deputy District Attorney in Jefferson County and first African American female Municipal and Circuit Court Judge in Birmingham. Smitherman also served as a municipal prosecutor for the city of [[Irondale, Alabama]]. |
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Smitherman grew up in Birmingham. She and her brother were raised by her grandmother, an instructor at Lawson State Community College. Smitherman had a childhood friendship with former [[United States Secretary of State]] [[Condoleezza Rice]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.al.com/bn/2007/09/smitherman_brings_heart_endura.html|title=Smitherman brings heart, endurance to race|publisher=''[[Birmingham News]]''|date=2007-09-24}}</ref>. She graduated from [[Spelman College]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] in 1973. She went on to earn her [[Juris Doctor]] at [[Miles Law School]], graduating first in her class in 1979. Smitherman is married to [[Alabama State Senate|Alabama State Senate President Pro Tempore]] [[Rodger Smitherman]]. They are the parents of four children and maintain a law practice in downtown Birmingham. |
Smitherman grew up in Birmingham. She and her brother were raised by her grandmother, an instructor at Lawson State Community College. Smitherman had a childhood friendship with former [[United States Secretary of State]] [[Condoleezza Rice]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.al.com/bn/2007/09/smitherman_brings_heart_endura.html|title=Smitherman brings heart, endurance to race|publisher=''[[Birmingham News]]''|date=2007-09-24}}</ref>. She graduated from [[Spelman College]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] in 1973. She went on to earn her [[Juris Doctor]] at [[Miles Law School]], graduating first in her class in 1979. Smitherman is married to [[Alabama State Senate|Alabama State Senate President Pro Tempore]] [[Rodger Smitherman]]. They are the parents of four children and maintain a law practice in downtown Birmingham. |
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Carole Catlin Smitherman (born 1952) is a Birmingham City Councilor. Smitherman served briefly in 2009 as the 31st Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.
As President of the Birmingham City Council, she assumed the office of Mayor when Larry Langford was convicted of 60 counts of bribery and related charges on October 28, 2009.[1] She then lost the position when the new council convened on November 24, 2009, and elected Roderick Royal as council president on a 5-4 vote, thus automatically making Royal the acting Mayor.[2]
Carole Smitherman was NOT Birmingham's first female mayor. She was, however, the first African American woman hired as a Deputy District Attorney in Jefferson County and first African American female Municipal and Circuit Court Judge in Birmingham. Smitherman also served as a municipal prosecutor for the city of Irondale, Alabama.
Smitherman grew up in Birmingham. She and her brother were raised by her grandmother, an instructor at Lawson State Community College. Smitherman had a childhood friendship with former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice[3]. She graduated from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1973. She went on to earn her Juris Doctor at Miles Law School, graduating first in her class in 1979. Smitherman is married to Alabama State Senate President Pro Tempore Rodger Smitherman. They are the parents of four children and maintain a law practice in downtown Birmingham.
Carole Smitherman was first elected to the Birmingham City Council in 2001 and has been re-elected twice. She campaigned unsuccessfully for the mayor's office in 2003, 2007, and 2009.
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References
- ^ "Langford guilty on all counts". Birmingham Weekly. 2009-10-28.
- ^ Bryant, Joseph D. (2009-11-24). "Roderick Royal elected Birmingham Council president, and will serve as interim mayor". The Birmingham News.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Smitherman brings heart, endurance to race". Birmingham News. 2007-09-24.
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