Criminal Appeals judge to enter race for Alabama Supreme Court
August 27, 2009
Alabama: Chief Judge of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, Kelli Wise, is seeking election to the Alabama Supreme Court. She is running for the seat the Patricia Smith will be vacating in 2010.[1]
Wise was elected to the Court of Criminal Appeals in 2006, over Democratic candidate Claude Patton. Wise won with 56 percent of the vote.[2] Prior to her election to the Court of Criminal Appeals, Wise served as staff attorney to Justice Jean Brown on the Alabama Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals.[3]
Her candidacy has been endorsed by the Alabama Civil Justice Reform Committee, a statewide coalition of business groups.[4]
Footnotes
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
