Ala. Code § 36-11-12: Proceedings in Supreme Court - Rights of Parties as to Proceedings Before Examiners.

Either party shall have the right to appear before the examiner by himself and counsel and, to this end, shall have five days’ notice of the time and place of his sittings; each party shall have compulsory process to compel the attendance of witnesses; and, from the rulings of the examiner on any question of the admissibility and legality of evidence offered, either party may reserve an exception, to be decided by the Supreme Court.