 He received his commission on November 26, 2002.In 2004, former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman was charged with Medicaid fraud, but the day after his trial began, prosecutors abruptly dropped all charges and judge U. W. Clemon threw out much of the prosecution's evidence and stated that no new charges could be refiled based on the disallowed evidence.In 2006, Siegelman was charged again and Judge Fuller presided over the criminal trial for bribery and obstruction of justice.