Dennis O'Dell
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Dennis O'Dell was an officeholder of the Alabama 23rd Judicial Circuit.
O'Dell (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. He lost in the Republican primary on June 5, 2018.
O'Dell was the Republican Place 4 judge on the 23rd Circuit Court in Alabama. He was appointed by Gov. Bob Riley (R) on February 16, 2010, to fill a vacant seat on the court. O'Dell won election to a full six-year term in the office in the 2010 general election, and he won re-election on November 8, 2016. Prior to his circuit court appointment, O'Dell had been a district judge for the Madison County District Court.
Biography
- 1973: Undergraduate received from Jacksonville State University
- 1976: J.D. received from the University of Alabama
- 1977: Private practice
- 2010: Circuit judge
- 2005: District judge[1]
Awards and associations
- Member, Alabama State Bar Association
- Member, Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Chris McCool won election in the general election for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chris McCool (R) | 97.1 | 1,079,559 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.9 | 32,504 | ||
| Total votes: 1,112,063 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Chris McCool defeated Rich Anderson in the Republican primary runoff for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on July 17, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris McCool | 55.6 | 153,773 |
 | Rich Anderson | 44.4 | 122,958 | |
| Total votes: 276,731 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Chris McCool and Rich Anderson advanced to a runoff. They defeated Dennis O'Dell in the Republican primary for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris McCool | 42.6 | 172,773 |
| ✔ | | Rich Anderson | 34.8 | 141,166 |
 | Dennis O'Dell | 22.7 | 92,019 | |
| Total votes: 405,958 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
All judges on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals are elected for six-year terms in partisan elections.[2]
There are five judges on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and five on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. Vacancies, which can occur when a judge dies, resigns, retires or is removed from office, are filled through appointments by the governor of Alabama. Any judge appointed in this fashion must then stand for election in the next general election occurring at least one year after taking office.[3]
Qualifications
To be considered a candidate for either court, the person must:
- Be licensed to practice law in Alabama.
- Have lived in Alabama for at least one year.
- Be 70 years of age or younger at the time of candidacy.[4]
Selection of the chief judge
In the civil appeals court, the chief is chosen by seniority; in the criminal appeals court, the chief is chosen by peer vote. Both courts maintain their chief judges for indefinite terms.[3]
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.
Incumbent Dennis O'Dell ran unopposed in the general election for the Alabama 23rd Judicial Circuit Place 4 seat.[5]
| Alabama 23rd Judicial Circuit (Place 4), General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Dennis O'Dell Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Alabama Votes, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 10, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Alabama judicial elections, 2010
O'Dell was re-elected after running unopposed.[6][7]
Campaign themes
2010
Campaign ad
See also
- Alabama 23rd Judicial Circuit
- Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
- Alabama intermediate appellate court elections, 2018
- Alabama local trial court judicial elections, 2016
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
- Alabama State Bar: Circuit 23 officials and contact information
Footnotes
- ↑ 23rd Circuit Official Biography
- ↑ Alabama Unified Judicial System, "Qualifications of Judges," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Alabama," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Unified Judicial System, "Alabama Appellate Courts," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Votes, "2016 Election Information," accessed May 5, 2016
- ↑ TimesDaily.com, "Election 2010 Runoff Results
- ↑ The Huntsville Times "All rise: 3 judge seats on ballot in November," February 28, 2010
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
