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TUSCALOOSA, AL — A West Alabama prosecutor has been tapped as the first Black president of the Alabama District Attorneys Association.
According to wire reports, District Attorney Michael W. Jackson — whose district covers Bibb, Dallas, Hale, Perry, and Wilcox counties — was sworn in last week for his one-year term.
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Jackson, 57, has been a trailblazer in his field, as he was also the first African-American elected district attorney for the 4th Judicial Circuit.
The Alabama District Attorneys Association is a statewide professional organization made up of 42 women and men.
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