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Alabama local trial court judicial elections, 2016

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Alabama held general elections for circuit and district courts on November 8, 2016. Primary elections took place on March 1, 2016. Primary runoff elections took place on April 12, 2016.[1][2] In the general election, there were 12 contested races for the circuit courts and six contested races for the district courts. Incumbents were running for re-election in 12 of the contested races. Four Republican incumbents of the 10th Judicial Circuit were defeated by Democratic challengers. The 10th Circuit is in Jefferson County, where Birmingham is located.

Elections

Contested general

10th Circuit, Place 4

Democratic Party Javan Joielle Patton Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Bobby Lott Jr.

10th Circuit, Place 11

Democratic Party Brendette Brown Green Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Pat Thetford (i)

10th Circuit, Place 14

Democratic Party Clyde E. Jones (i) Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Michael Glover

10th Circuit, Place 17

Democratic Party Elisabeth French (i) Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party James Whitfield

10th Circuit, Place 20

Democratic Party Nakita Perryman Blocton Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Julie A. Palmer (i)

10th Circuit, Place 22

Democratic Party Tamara Harris Johnson Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Bentley H. Patrick (i)

10th Circuit, Place 23

Democratic Party Agnes Chappell Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Dorothea Batiste (i)

10th Circuit, Place 25

Democratic Party Reginald Jeter Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party John Tindle

10th Circuit, Place 26

Democratic Party Michael Streety Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Gloria Bahakel

11th Circuit, Place 2

Democratic Party Wilson Mitchell
Republican Party Will Powell Green check mark transparent.png

19th Circuit, Place 2

Republican Party Ben Fuller (i) Green check mark transparent.png
Grey.png Karen H. Jackson

21st Circuit, Place 2

Democratic Party Jim Hart
Republican Party Dave Jordan (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Escambia County District Court

Democratic Party Eric Coale
Republican Party Jeff White (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Jefferson County District Court, Place 4

Democratic Party William A. Bell Jr. Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Riggs Walker

Jefferson County District Court, Place 5

Democratic Party Shera Craig Grant (i) Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Lee Cleveland

Jefferson County District Court, Place 7

Democratic Party Robert P. Bynon Jr. (i) Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Virginia P. Meigs

Jefferson County District Court, Place 10

Democratic Party Debra Bennett Winston Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Teresa Hester

Jefferson County District Court, Place 11

Democratic Party Eric Fancher Sr. (i) Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Cynthia Vines Butler

Primary

4th Circuit, Place 2

Democratic Party Jana Russell Garner
Democratic Party Donald McMillan Green check mark transparent.png

7th Circuit, Place 3

Republican Party Debra H. Jones (i) Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Carey Kirby

7th Circuit, Place 5

Republican Party Ray Bryan
Republican Party Shannon Page Green check mark transparent.png

10th Circuit, Place 4

Democratic Party Javan Joielle Patton Green check mark transparent.png
Democratic Party Charles Price II

10th Circuit, Place 11

Democratic Party Joe Basgier
Democratic Party Brendette Brown Green Green check mark transparent.png
Democratic Party Linda Hall Green check mark transparent.png

10th Circuit, Place 17

Democratic Party Monica Agee
Democratic Party Elisabeth French (i) Green check mark transparent.png

10th Circuit, Place 22

Democratic Party Perryn Carroll
Democratic Party Tamara Harris Johnson Green check mark transparent.png
Democratic Party Russ Parker

10th Circuit, Place 23

Democratic Party Agnes Chappell Green check mark transparent.png
Democratic Party Carnella Greene-Norman

10th Circuit, Place 25

Democratic Party Roderick Evans Green check mark transparent.png
Democratic Party Reginald Jeter Green check mark transparent.png
Democratic Party Yusuf Olufemi (Jeffery Hood)

Republican Party Aaron Dettling
Republican Party John Tindle Green check mark transparent.png

10th Circuit, Place 26

Democratic Party Alaric May
Democratic Party Michael Streety Green check mark transparent.png
Democratic Party Everett W. Wess Green check mark transparent.png

11th Circuit, Place 1

Republican Party Ben Graves Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party William Smith

11th Circuit, Place 2

Republican Party James Elwyn Irby
Republican Party Will Powell Green check mark transparent.png

13th Circuit, Place 11

Republican Party James Patterson Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Allen Ritchie

15th Circuit, Place 1

Democratic Party Greg Griffin (i) Green check mark transparent.png
Democratic Party Vicky Underwood Toles

15th Circuit, Place 5

Democratic Party James Anderson Green check mark transparent.png
Democratic Party Frank Snowden

15th Circuit, Place 8

Democratic Party Gwendolyn Kennedy Green
Democratic Party Calvin L. Williams (Alabama) (i) Green check mark transparent.png

18th Circuit, Place 4

Republican Party Laura McCauley Alvis Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Patrick Kennedy Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party J. Timothy Smith

22nd Circuit, Place 2

Republican Party Ben Bowden (i) Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Corey Bryan

24th Circuit, Place 1

Republican Party Sam Junkin Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Charles Langley

25th Circuit, Place 1

Republican Party John Bentley (i) Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Suzanne S. Childers

39th Circuit, Place 1

Republican Party Harlan Mitchell
Republican Party James Moffatt Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Chad Wise Green check mark transparent.png

Chilton County District Court

Republican Party Angie Collins-Mayfield
Republican Party Ali Upchurch Garrett
Republican Party Chris Speaks Green check mark transparent.png

Coffee County District Court

Republican Party Chris Kaminski (i) Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Jodee Thompson

Dale County District Court

Republican Party John Nicholas Bull
Republican Party Stuart K. Smith Green check mark transparent.png

Houston County District Court

Republican Party Patrick Amason
Republican Party Lori Collier Ingram (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Jefferson County District Court, Place 4

Democratic Party William A. Bell Jr. Green check mark transparent.png
Democratic Party Clotele Brantley

Jefferson County District Court, Place 5

Democratic Party Pamela Wilson Cousins
Democratic Party Shera Craig Grant (i) Green check mark transparent.png
Democratic Party John C. Hall
Democratic Party Bob Shores

Jefferson County District Court, Place 10

Democratic Party Rukeya McAdory Mccullough
Democratic Party Debra Bennett Winston Green check mark transparent.png

Limestone County District Court, Place 2

Republican Party Eddie Alley
Republican Party Matthew Huggins Green check mark transparent.png

Russell County District Court, Place 1

Democratic Party Zack Collins Green check mark transparent.png
Democratic Party Sidney G. Landreau (i)

Russell County District Court, Place 2

Democratic Party Walter Lee Gray III (i) Green check mark transparent.png
Democratic Party April Lancaster Logan-Russell

Shelby County District Court

Republican Party Lori Frasure
Republican Party James R. Kramer (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Tuscaloosa County District Court

Republican Party Jim Gentry Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Eddie Sherlock
Republican Party Michael Upton

Wilcox County District Court

Democratic Party Felecia Pettway
Democratic Party Briana Westry-Robinson Green check mark transparent.png

Primary runoff

10th Circuit, Place 11

Democratic Party Brendette Brown Green Green check mark transparent.png
Democratic Party Linda Hall

10th Circuit, Place 25

Democratic Party Roderick Evans
Democratic Party Reginald Jeter Green check mark transparent.png

10th Circuit, Place 26

Democratic Party Michael Streety Green check mark transparent.png
Democratic Party Everett W. Wess

18th Circuit, Place 4

Republican Party Laura McCauley Alvis Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Patrick Kennedy

39th Circuit, Place 1

Republican Party Chad Wise Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party James Moffatt

Unopposed general

1st Circuit, Place 1

Democratic Party Gaines C. McCorquodale (i) Green check mark transparent.png

1st Circuit, Place 2

Democratic Party C. Robert Montgomery (i) Green check mark transparent.png

3rd Circuit

Democratic Party Burt Smithart (i) Green check mark transparent.png

4th Circuit, Place 2

Democratic Party Donald McMillan Green check mark transparent.png

4th Circuit, Place 3

Democratic Party Marvin Wiggins (i) Green check mark transparent.png

5th Circuit, Place 1

Democratic Party Ray Martin (i) Green check mark transparent.png

6th Circuit, Place 1

Republican Party Michael Almond (i)Green check mark transparent.png

6th Circuit, Place 6

Republican Party Philip Lisenby (i) Green check mark transparent.png

7th Circuit, Place 3

Republican Party Debra H. Jones (i) Green check mark transparent.png

7th Circuit, Place 5

Republican Party Shannon Page Green check mark transparent.png

9th Circuit, Place 3

Republican Party Jeremy Taylor (i) Green check mark transparent.png

10th Circuit, Place 2

Democratic Party Laura Petro (i) Green check mark transparent.png

10th Circuit, Place 12

Democratic Party Annetta H. Verin (i) Green check mark transparent.png

10th Circuit, Place 19

Democratic Party David J. Hobdy (i) Green check mark transparent.png

10th Circuit, Place 21

Democratic Party Robert S. Vance (i) Green check mark transparent.png

10th Circuit, Place 24

Democratic Party Stephen Wallace (i) Green check mark transparent.png

11th Circuit, Place 1

Republican Party Ben Graves Green check mark transparent.png

11th Circuit, Place 3

Republican Party Gil Self (i) Green check mark transparent.png

12th Circuit, Place 2

Republican Party Shannon R. Clark (i) Green check mark transparent.png

13th Circuit, Place 4

Republican Party Jay York (i) Green check mark transparent.png

13th Circuit, Place 5

Republican Party Walter Honeycutt (i) Green check mark transparent.png

13th Circuit, Place 7

Republican Party Sarah Stewart (i) Green check mark transparent.png

13th Circuit, Place 11

Republican Party James Patterson Green check mark transparent.png

14th Circuit, Place 1

Republican Party Jerry Selman (i) Green check mark transparent.png

15th Circuit, Place 1

Democratic Party Greg Griffin (i) Green check mark transparent.png

15th Circuit, Place 2

Democratic Party Truman McGill Hobbs Jr. (i) Green check mark transparent.png

15th Circuit, Place 3

Democratic Party Anita L. Kelly (i) Green check mark transparent.png

15th Circuit, Place 5

Democratic Party James Anderson Green check mark transparent.png

15th Circuit, Place 8

Democratic Party Calvin L. Williams (Alabama) (i) Green check mark transparent.png

18th Circuit, Place 1

Republican Party Corey B. Moore (i) Green check mark transparent.png

18th Circuit, Place 3

Republican Party Jeffery Kelley (i) Green check mark transparent.png

18th Circuit, Place 4

Republican Party Laura McCauley Alvis Green check mark transparent.png

19th Circuit, Place 3

Republican Party Sibley G. Reynolds (i) Green check mark transparent.png

20th Circuit, Place 3

Republican Party Butch Binford (i) Green check mark transparent.png

20th Circuit, Place 4

Republican Party Larry K. Anderson (i) Green check mark transparent.png

22nd Circuit, Place 2

Republican Party Ben Bowden (i) Green check mark transparent.png

23rd Circuit, Place 4

Republican Party Dennis O'Dell (i) Green check mark transparent.png

23rd Circuit, Place 7

Republican Party Alan Mann (i) Green check mark transparent.png

24th Circuit, Place 1

Republican Party Sam Junkin Green check mark transparent.png

25th Circuit, Place 1

Republican Party John Bentley (i) Green check mark transparent.png

26th Circuit

Democratic Party Michael Bellamy (i) Green check mark transparent.png

27th Circuit, Place 1

Republican Party Chris Abel Green check mark transparent.png

28th Circuit, Place 4

Republican Party Scott Taylor (i) Green check mark transparent.png

29th Circuit, Place 3

Republican Party Chad Woodruff Green check mark transparent.png

30th Circuit, Place 1

Republican Party Bill Weathington (i) Green check mark transparent.png

33rd Circuit, Place 2

Republican Party Kimberly Clark (i) Green check mark transparent.png

36th Circuit, Place 1

Republican Party Mark B. Craig (i) Green check mark transparent.png

37th Circuit, Place 1

Republican Party Jake Walker (i) Green check mark transparent.png

37th Circuit, Place 2

Republican Party Chris Hughes (i) Green check mark transparent.png

37th Circuit, Place 3

Republican Party Mike Fellows (i) Green check mark transparent.png

39th Circuit, Place 1

Republican Party Chad Wise Green check mark transparent.png

39th Circuit, Place 2

Republican Party Bob Baker (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Baldwin County District Court

Republican Party J. Clark Stankoski (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Barbour County District Court

Democratic Party Matt Horne (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Bullock County District Court

Democratic Party Cooper Rutland Green check mark transparent.png

Calhoun County District Court

Republican Party Beth Rogers (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Chilton County District Court

Republican Party Chris Speaks Green check mark transparent.png

Choctaw County District Court

Democratic Party Joe Thompson (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Coffee County District Court

Republican Party Chris Kaminski (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Colbert County District Court

Democratic Party Chad Choker Green check mark transparent.png

Coosa County District Court

Republican Party Carlton Tee Green check mark transparent.png

Covington County District Court

Republican Party Julie Mood Green check mark transparent.png

Crenshaw County District Court

Democratic Party Thomas Sport (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Cullman County District Court

Republican Party Kim Chaney (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Dale County District Court

Republican Party Stuart K. Smith Green check mark transparent.png

Dallas County District Court

Democratic Party Bob Armstrong (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Etowah County District Court

Republican Party Joe Nabors (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Geneva County District Court

Republican Party Stephen Smith (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Houston County District Court

Republican Party Lori Collier Ingram (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Lauderdale County District Court

Republican Party Carole Coil Medley (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Lawrence County District Court

Republican Party Angela Dawson Terry (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Lee County District Court

Republican Party Steve Speakman (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Limestone County District Court, Place 1

Republican Party Doug Patterson Green check mark transparent.png

Limestone County District Court, Place 2

Republican Party Matthew Huggins Green check mark transparent.png

Madison County District Court

Republican Party Patty Demos Green check mark transparent.png

Mobile County District Court, Place 1

Republican Party George Hardesty (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Mobile County District Court, Place 2

Republican Party Jill Phillips (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Mobile County District Court, Place 5

Republican Party George A. Brown (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Russell County District Court, Place 1

Democratic Party Zack Collins Green check mark transparent.png

Russell County District Court, Place 2

Democratic Party Walter Lee Gray III (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Shelby County District Court

Republican Party James R. Kramer (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Talladega County District Court

Republican Party Jeb Fannin (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Tuscaloosa County District Court, Place 1

Republican Party Joanne Jannik Green check mark transparent.png

Tuscaloosa County District Court, Place 2

Republican Party Jim Gentry Green check mark transparent.png

Washington County District Court

Democratic Party Jerry Turner (i) Green check mark transparent.png

Wilcox County District Court

Democratic Party Briana Westry-Robinson Green check mark transparent.png

Election rules

Primary election

Candidates for judge or justice who wish to run on a party ticket must qualify to run in an open primary by obtaining the legally required number of signatures to get on the ballot.[3] The primary for all political parties is held on the second Tuesday in June of the election year.[4] Candidates can only qualify for one party. The winners from each party proceed to a general election in November.

If no candidate in a race wins more than 50 percent of the vote, a runoff determines who will advance to the general election. The top two vote recipients in the primary advance to the runoff.[5]

If a candidate qualifies on a party ticket and is unopposed, their name is not placed on the primary ticket, but instead is placed automatically on the general election ballot.[6] Political parties can make rules restricting who participates in primaries, and participants can only vote in a single party's primary.[7]

General election

Alabama general elections are held on the first Tuesday in November of every even-numbered year. If a victory margin is within one half of one percent, there will be an automatic recount unless the defeated candidate waives the recount.[8]

Selection method

Alabama Circuit Court

See also: Partisan elections

There are 144 judges on the Alabama Circuit Courts, each elected to six-year terms. They appear on partisan election ballots statewide and must face re-election if they wish to serve again. The chief judge of a circuit court is selected by peer vote and serves a three-year term.[9]

Only voters residing in a particular circuit may vote for the circuit judge of that region.[9]

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:

  • licensed to practice law for at least five years;
  • a resident of his or her circuit for at least one year;
  • under the age of 70 at the time of election (judges who turn 70 in office may serve until their term expires)[9][10]

Alabama District Court

See also: Partisan elections

There are 98 judgeships on the Alabama District Courts, each elected to six-year terms. The elections for this court are partisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must have been licensed to practice law for three years.[11]

Alabama Probate Court

See also: Partisan elections

There are 72 judgeships on the Alabama Probate Courts, each elected to six-year terms. The elections for this court are partisan contested elections.[11]

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ AL.com, "Results: Birmingham mayor's son among Jefferson County judicial nominees," March 2, 2016
  2. ↑ Alabama Votes, "2016 Election Information," accessed March 10, 2016
  3. ↑ Fairvote.org, "Congressional and Presidential Primaries: Open, Closed, Semi-Closed, and 'Top Two,'" accessed April 29, 2014
  4. ↑ Alabama Election Code, "§17-13-3," accessed April 29, 2014
  5. ↑ Alabama Election Code, "§17-14-6," accessed April 28, 2014
  6. ↑ Alabama Election Code, "§17-13-5(c)," accessed April 29, 2014
  7. ↑ Alabama Election Code, "§17-13-7," accessed April 29, 2014
  8. ↑ Alabama Election Code, "§17-16-20," accessed April 29, 2014
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Alabama," archived October 2, 2014
  10. ↑ Judicial Retirement Laws, "Alabama: Mandatory Retirement Provisions Applicable Generally," accessed March 31, 2016
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Alabama; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014

Alabama courts

Federal courts:

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama

State courts:

Alabama Supreme Court • Alabama Court of Civil Appeals • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals • Alabama Circuit Courts • Alabama District Courts • Alabama Juvenile Courts • Alabama Municipal Courts • Alabama Probate Courts • Alabama Small Claims Courts

State resources:

Courts in Alabama • Alabama judicial elections • Judicial selection in Alabama

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