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| Joseph P.H. BabingtonJoseph P.H. Babington was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1959. He attended the University of Notre Dame where he received his undergraduate degree in 1981 with highest honors. His academic record at Notre Dame earned him membership in Phi Beta Kappa. He received his law degree from the University of Virginia in 1984.
Mr. Babington commenced the private practice of law in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he became a member of the Louisiana Bar in 1984. He joined the Alabama State Bar and the Mobile Bar Association upon moving to Mobile in 1988. He is also a member of American Bar Association, the Alabama Defense Lawyers' Association, the Defense Research Institute, the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, the Trial Attorneys of America, and the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute.
Since commencement of private practice in Mobile, Mr. Babington has served as Member of the Board of Directors of the Young Lawyers Section of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association and for many years was Chairman of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Trial Academy. He has lectured at numerous national seminars and CLE programs, and he has been included in The Best Lawyers in America publication.
Mr. Babington has been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana and the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama, all courts of the State of Louisiana, including the Louisiana Supreme Court, and all courts of the State of Alabama, including the Alabama Supreme Court.
Mr. Babington successfully argued on behalf of the petitioners in Kumho Tire Co v. Carmichael, 526 U.S. 137(1999). In this landmark case, the United States Supreme Court held that a trial court's gatekeeping duties under Federal Rule of Evidence 702 apply to all expert witnesses and emphasized the case-specific, detailed analysis that a trial court should undertake in assessing the admissibility of expert testimony. |
