Miller v. Alabama Department of Corrections

THIGPEN, Judge.

This case involves an appeal from the circuit court’s reversal of the State Personnel Board’s (Board) order reinstating Daniel Miller to his employment with the Alabama Department of Corrections (Department).

Miller was employed as a Correctional Officer I with the Department. A urine specimen he submitted during a random drug test in November 1990 tested positive for mari*978juana, and, pursuant to Department regulations, his employment with the Department was terminated.

Miller appealed his dismissal to the Board. The Board appointed a hearing officer, who held a hearing and…