Debra Bennett Winston

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Debra Bennett Winston

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Prior offices

Jefferson County District Court

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Debra Bennett Winston is a Democratic judge for the Jefferson County District Court in Alabama. Winston won election to the position in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: Alabama local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Alabama held general elections for local judicial offices in 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016, with a primary runoff on April 12, 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016.

General election

Debra Bennett Winston defeated Teresa Hester in the general election for the Jefferson County District Court Place 10 seat.

Jefferson County District Court (Place 10), General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Debra Bennett Winston	51.95%	146,657
	Republican	Teresa Hester	47.98%	135,457
		Write-in votes	0.07%	197
Total Votes				282,311
Source: Alabama Votes, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 10, 2016

Primary election

Debra Bennett Winston defeated Rukeya McAdory Mccullough in the Jefferson County District Court Democratic primary for Place 10.

Jefferson County District Court (Place 10), Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Debra Bennett Winston	62.34%	11,103
Rukeya McAdory Mccullough	37.66%	6,706
Total Votes		17,809
Source: Alabama Votes, "Unofficial Election Night Results," March 3, 2016

Selection method

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.

See also

• Courts in Alabama
• Local trial court judicial elections, 2016

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Footnotes

Alabama courts

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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