Mark Fuller
| Mark Everett Fuller | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama | |
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In office 2004–2011 |
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| Preceded by | William Harold Albritton III |
| Succeeded by | William Keith Watkins |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama | |
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In office November 26, 2002 – August 1, 2015 |
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| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Ira De Ment |
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| Born |
Mark Everett Fuller 1958 (age 58–59) Enterprise, Alabama |
| Spouse(s) | Lisa Boyd Fuller (?-2012) Kelli Fuller (2012-present) |
| Education |
University of Alabama B.S. University of Alabama School of Law J.D. |
Mark Everett Fuller (born 1958 in Enterprise, Alabama) is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Fuller is most recognizable for presiding over the controversial case of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman. On August 1, 2015 Fuller resigned following a federal court investigation into allegations about spousal abuse.
He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama in 1982 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1985. He was an attorney in private practice from 1985 to 1996, when he became Chief Assistant District Attorney for the 12th Judicial Circuit of Alabama.
In 1996, he was elected District Attorney of the 12th Circuit where he served until his appointment as a federal judge. As the District Attorney, Fuller was criticized for giving "extraordinary wages" to staff, including increasing office investigator Bruce DeVane's "salary to almost $6,000 every two weeks" until it nearly doubled by the end of 2000, and Fuller later testified during the proceedings about the retirements he approved in 2005.
On August 1, 2002, he was nominated by George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate on November 14, 2002. He received his commission on November 26, 2002.
In 2004, former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman was charged with Medicaid fraud, but the day after his trial began, prosecutors abruptly dropped all charges and judge U. W. Clemon threw out much of the prosecution's evidence and stated that no new charges could be refiled based on the disallowed evidence.
In 2006, Siegelman was charged again and Judge Fuller presided over the criminal trial for bribery and obstruction of justice. After a highly publicized trial that spanned several months, a jury convicted former Governor Siegelman and co-Defendant Richard Scrushy, founder and former CEO of HealthSouth, of federal funds bribery relating to Governor Siegelman's failed Alabama education lottery campaign. Prosecutors alleged that Scrushy, who supported Siegelman's 1998 gubernatorial opponent, Governor Fob James, reconciled their differences. Siegelman initially resisted, but later agreed to meet with Scrushy. According to trial testimony from a Siegelman aide, Nick Bailey, after the meeting ended Siegelman emerged with a $250,000 check and told Bailey that Scrushy "was halfway there." When Bailey asked Siegelman what Scrushy wanted for the contribution, Siegelman allegedly said, "the C-O-N Board." However, Bailey's statement was incorrect as evidence showed there was no meeting with Siegelman.
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