Ex Parte Wade

Bevill State Community College ("BSCC") terminated the employment of Linda Combs, a part-time, tenured instructor. A Fair Dismissal Act panel upheld Combs's termination.1 Combs appealed that decision to the circuit court, which affirmed the panel's decision. She then appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals. That court reversed the trial court's judgment and remanded the cause for the panel "to redetermine the propriety of the termination of Combs's employment in light of the dismissal policy contained in the BSCC personnel handbook." Combs v.Wade, 957 So.2d 464, 476 (Ala.Civ.App. 2005). We now…