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Hays Webb

Tuscaloosa District Attorney

Hays Webb is the District Attorney of The Sixth Judicial Circuit of Alabama, which encompasses Tuscaloosa County.

Hays enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at the age of seventeen and served from 1985 to 1989. He received his B.S. in Horticulture from Auburn University in 1993 and his J.D. from the University of Alabama, School of Law in 1997.

Hays worked as an Assistant Public Defender for Tuscaloosa County from 1997 to 2001 when he left to pursue a career in private practice as a founding partner of the law firm, Turner & Webb, PC.

District Attorney Hays Webb is dedicated to serving the citizens of Tuscaloosa County through the effective, efficient, and ethical prosecution of criminals. As a representative of the people of Tuscaloosa County, he believes it is vital to engage with its citizens, including businesses, churches, and schools.

Early Life & Career

Born Morgantown, West Virginia, July 29, 1967

USMC, G Co. 2 Bn. 6th Marines & G Co. 2 Bn. 8th Marines, 1985 – 1989 (0311 & 0341)

Auburn University, BS, 1993
University of Alabama, JD, 1997

Assistant Public Defender, Tuscaloosa County, 1997- 2001
NHTSA DUI Investigation and SFST Practitioner’s Course, 2005, 2013

Affiliated Organizations & Associations

Organizations

  • Alabama Marines Foundation (Charter Member)
  • Federalist Society (Member)
  • Hunter Education Instructor
  • Kiwanis Club of Greater Tuscaloosa (Board of Officers, 2009 – 2012; 2014 – present)
  • Marine Corps League (Mike Spann Detachment Charter Member; Judge Advocate, 2007 – 2009)
  • National Rifle Association (Patron Member)
  • National Wild Turkey Federation (Tuscaloosa Chapter Committee Member)
  • PRIDE of Tuscaloosa (Board of Directors Member, 2008 – 2012)
  • Tuscaloosa Half Marathon (Committee Member)

Associations

  • Alabama Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Criminal Procedure, (2012 – present)
  • Alabama State Bar (Bar Commissioner, 6th Judicial Circuit, 2009 – present; Appointed Counsel and Indigent Representation Committee Chairman, 2011 – 2016; Discipline Panel Alternate, 2014 – present; Disciplinary Rules and Enforcement Committee Member, 2009 – 2014; Leadership Forum Class V Graduate, 2009; Leadership Forum Planning Sub-Committee Chairman, 2009 – 2010; Criminal Section Secretary, 2013 – present; President’s Award Recipient, 2011)
  • Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (President, 2015 – 2016; President’s Award Recipient, 2011; 2012; 2015)
  • Tuscaloosa County Bar Association (Public Defender Commission Member, 2007 – 2016)

Authorship

Author: “A Practical Take on Discovery in DUI Defense,” in TRENDS IN DUI DISCOVERY, Eddie Fournier, ed., Thomson Reuters/Aspatore, ch. 6 at 67, 2011

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Contact

phone: 205-349-1252
fax: 205-349-1253
e-mail: main@tuscaloosada.com