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Lyn Head, left, is sworn in to the Tuscaloosa County district attorney seat by Gov. Robert Bentley as Head's husband, Mark Caraway, looks on at the Tuscaloosa Rivermarket Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. Gov. Robert Bentley appointed Head to fill the position Tommy Smith left vacant when he retired on Nov. 1. Head was sworn in that Friday. The formal swearing-in ceremony was held at the Tuscaloosa Rivermarket Wednesday and was attended by friends, family and members of Tuscaloosa's law enforcement and legal communities. Head worked as an assistant Tuscaloosa County District Attorney between 1999 and her appointment as District Attorney. She previously worked worked in the District Attorney's Office for the 10th Judicial Circuit in Bessemer, for the private Tuscaloosa firm Rosen, Harwood, Cook and Sledge (now Rosen Harwood PC) and Webb & Eley in Montgomery. She earned her law degree from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1990. staff photo | Dusty Compton

Alabama Pardons and Paroles Board chair resigns amid turmoil

Lyn Head, chair of the Alabama Pardons and Paroles Board, announced her resignation on Tuesday. Her departure comes amid years of turmoil at the bureau that has resulted in the removal of three staffers and the suspension of parole hearings until at least November 1. In a statement to APR on Wedn...

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