Debra Weston-Pickens

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Debra Weston-Pickens

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Jefferson County District Court Place 9

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2031

Years in position

6

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Debra Weston-Pickens is a judge of the Jefferson County District Court Place 9 in Alabama. Weston-Pickens assumed office in 2019. Weston-Pickens' current term ends on January 20, 2031.

Weston-Pickens (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Jefferson County District Court Place 9 in Alabama. Weston-Pickens won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2024)

General election

General election for Jefferson County District Court Place 9

Incumbent Debra Weston-Pickens won election in the general election for Jefferson County District Court Place 9 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Debra Weston-Pickens (D)	97.7	173,212
		Other/Write-in votes	2.3	4,102

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 177,314
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Debra Weston-Pickens advanced from the Democratic primary for Jefferson County District Court Place 9.

Endorsements

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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2018)

General election

General election for Jefferson County District Court Place 9

Debra Weston-Pickens won election in the general election for Jefferson County District Court Place 9 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Debra Weston-Pickens (D)	97.4	154,134
		Other/Write-in votes	2.6	4,105

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 158,239 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Jefferson County District Court Place 9

Debra Weston-Pickens defeated Kechia Davis in the Democratic primary runoff for Jefferson County District Court Place 9 on July 17, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Debra Weston-Pickens	51.7	11,560
	Submit photo	Kechia Davis	48.3	10,803

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 22,363
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Jefferson County District Court Place 9

Kechia Davis and Debra Weston-Pickens advanced to a runoff. They defeated Glenda Freeman, Sheila Weil, and Lou Willie in the Democratic primary for Jefferson County District Court Place 9 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kechia Davis	36.1	15,978
✔	Submit photo	Debra Weston-Pickens	31.2	13,834
	Submit photo	Glenda Freeman	13.1	5,785
	Submit photo	Sheila Weil	10.7	4,735
	Submit photo	Lou Willie	8.9	3,938

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 44,270
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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.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Footnotes

Alabama courts

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