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Houston County Probate Judge Patrick Davenport Threatened

Rickey Stokes

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Posted by: RStokes
Date: Feb 20 2015 6:34 PM

HOUSTON COUNTY:    An attorney sent a letter to, well an attorney!


Houston County Probate Judge is an attorney and a step higher than an attorney, a JUDGE!


Americans United for the Seperation of Church and State Attorney Ayesha Khan sent a letter to Houston County Probate Judge Patrick Davenport demanding that he issue same sex couples marriage license.


If not, the attorney will file a ethics complaint and a lawsuit.


Now I am sure that letter has the Attorney/Probate judge just shaking in his boots!


Houston County works only 4 days a week unless a holiday. If a holiday than they only work 3 days a week, unless they can figure a way to only work 2 days a week. So Judge Davenport was not working today. Not his fault but that of Houston County Commissioner Doug Sinquefield, Brandon Shoupe, Curtis Harvey and Jackie Battles. It was Chairman Culver's idea, but he can not make a motion or vote unless a tie.


So we do not know what the Attorney/Probate Judge will do. However, with his being in the field of law, I am sure he has thought of the threats issued by Khan prior to his decision.



An attorney representing gay couples in Houston County sent a second letter to Probate Judge Patrick Davenport urging him to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.


Attorney Ayesha Khan works for Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. She said the organization sent letters to probate judges in Houston, Calhoun, Baldwin and Barbour Counties early last week when most counties still were not issuing marriage licenses to gay couples.


The organization's clients in Calhoun, Baldwin and Barbour Counties have since been able to obtain marriage licenses, but Houston County continues to hold out.


"We are hoping that the letter convinces him to issue the licenses," Khan said.


If not, the organization will file an ethics complaint against Davenport and possibly even a lawsuit, Khan said.


The Houston County Probate Court is closed on Fridays, so Davenport could not be reached for comment. According to the Human Rights Campaign, 19 counties are not issuing marriage licenses to gay couples. Of those 19, eight of them aren't issuing any marriage licenses at all.


Some probate judges have gone back and forth on the issue. A probate judge in Chilton County initially began issuing same-sex wedding licenses on Feb. 9, only to reverse course the next day, and again this week, when he joined the growing list of counties issuing marriage licenses to all couples.


Since Davenport could not be reached, it is unclear whether he plans to start issuing same-sex marriage licenses any time soon. Probate judges in several counties, including Shelby and Washington, have said they will only honor orders from the Alabama Supreme Court or U.S. Supreme Court.


Khan said Americans United for the Separation of Church and State would only file a lawsuit as a last resort.


"We hope it doesn't come to that," she said.


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