Parker v. Judicial Inquiry Commission

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

W. Keith Watkins, CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter is before the court on Defendants’ motions to dismiss under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6). (Docs. # 12,13.)

Plaintiff Tom Parker, an Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court (“Plaintiff’ or “Justice Parker”), filed a Verified Complaint for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief on June 15, 2016. (Doc. # 1.) Brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, this action challenges the constitutionality of Alabama Canons of Judicial Ethics (“Judicial Canons”) 1, 2A, and…