Matt Hart out: Alabama Deputy AG, special prosecutor resigns

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November 19, 2018

Matt Hart, the Deputy Attorney General of Alabama who led the Special Prosecutions Division, resigned from his post on Monday morning.

Hart is most famous, or perhaps infamous, for his prosecution of former Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn).

In a short statement to Yellowhammer News, Mike Lewis, the communications director for the attorney general’s office, confirmed the news.

“The Attorney General accepted Mr. Hart’s resignation today and thanked him for his service to the State. It is the policy of this office to refrain from comment about personnel matters, so we will have no further statement,” Lewis said in an email.

Yellowhammer News has confirmed that Marshall intends to continue the operation of the Special Prosecutions Division, though it is unclear at this time who will fill Hart’s role leading the division.

“[T]he Attorney General remains committed to the Special Prosecutions Division and its mission,” Lewis added.

Hart had become somewhat of a lightning rod for insider circles in Montgomery and Alabama’s political sphere due to questions regarding his conduct in multiple cases, including the Hubbard trial and the prosecution of former state Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), who was eventually acquitted.

Sean Ross is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn

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