Elisabeth French
Elisabeth French is a judge of the Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 17. Her current term ends on January 15, 2029.
French (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 17. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
On March 1, 2020, French became the presiding judge for Alabama’s 10th judicial circuit.[1]
Biography
French earned her B.A. in political science and Spanish from the University of Montevallo and her J.D. from Samford University's Cumberland School of Law in 1997. From 1998 to 2010, French had her own private legal practice, The French Firm.[2]
Awards and associations
- Judicial Award of Merit in 2019, Alabama State Bar Association[2]
- Former president, Alabama State Bar Association
- Member, Magic City Bar Association
- Member, Birmingham Bar Association[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2022)
General election
General election for Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 17
Incumbent Elisabeth French won election in the general election for Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Elisabeth French (D) | 97.3 | 110,776 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.7 | 3,055 | ||
| Total votes: 113,831 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Elisabeth French advanced from the Democratic primary for Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 17.
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
Incumbent Elisabeth French defeated James Whitfield in the general election for the Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 17 seat.[3]
| Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit (Place 17), General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Elisabeth French Incumbent |
56.88% | 163,642 | |
| Republican | James Whitfield | 42.93% | 123,496 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.19% | 537 | ||
| Total Votes | 287,675 | |||
| Source: Alabama Votes, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 10, 2016 | ||||
Primary election
Incumbent Elisabeth French defeated Monica Agee in the Alabama 10th Circuit Court Democratic primary for Place 17.[4]
| Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit (Place 17), Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Elisabeth French Incumbent |
79.26% | 41,064 |
| Monica Agee | 20.74% | 10,748 |
| Total Votes | 51,812 | |
| Source: Alabama Votes, "Unofficial Election Night Results," March 3, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Alabama judicial elections, 2010
French was nominated by the Alabama Democratic Executive Committee to be the party's candidate for the Circuit 10 Place 17 race after the candidate that won the primary, Kenya Lavender Marshall, dropped out of the race.[5]
No Republican ran for the seat in the primary, leaving French to win the election unopposed.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 17 |
Footnotes
- ↑ YellowHammer, "Elisabeth French selected as first black woman to serve as Presiding Judge of an Alabama Circuit Court," accessed April 30, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 State of Alabama Unified Judicial System, "The Honorable Elisabeth French," accessed September 18, 2016
- ↑ Alabama Votes, "2016 Election Information," accessed May 5, 2016
- ↑ Alabama Votes, "2016 Primary Election Sample Ballots," accessed February 19, 2016
- ↑ AL.com, "Alabama Democrats pick Elisabeth French to replace Kenya Marshall as Jefferson County judicial candidate," August 26, 2010
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