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J. Elizabeth Kellum
2008 - Present
2027
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J. Elizabeth Kellum (Republican Party) is a judge of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. She assumed office in 2008. Her current term ends on January 18, 2027.
Kellum (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Education
Kellum received her B.A. in political science, with a minor in history, from the University of Alabama, graduating cum laude in 1981. She received her J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1984.[1]
Career
Kellum worked as a staff attorney for the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Alabama Supreme Court. She was an assistant attorney general in Alabama from 1985 to 1987. While most of her career has been in the public sector, Kellum also spent several years in private practice with the Montgomery law firm of Robison & Belser, P.A.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Alabama intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Incumbent J. Elizabeth Kellum won election in the general election for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | J. Elizabeth Kellum (R) | 97.8 | 1,537,451 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.2 | 34,128 | ||
| Total votes: 1,571,579 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Incumbent J. Elizabeth Kellum defeated Will Smith in the Republican primary runoff for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J. Elizabeth Kellum | 55.7 | 270,306 |
 | Will Smith | 44.3 | 214,764 | |
| Total votes: 485,070 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Incumbent J. Elizabeth Kellum and Will Smith advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jill Ganus in the Republican primary for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J. Elizabeth Kellum | 43.4 | 232,303 |
| ✔ | | Will Smith | 37.1 | 198,663 |
 | Jill Ganus | 19.5 | 104,680 | |
| Total votes: 535,646 | |||
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2014
See also: Alabama judicial elections, 2014
Kellum ran for re-election to the Court of Criminal Appeals.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[2]
2008
Kellum ran against Clyde Jones for the Place 1 seat on the court made vacant by the resignation of Bucky McMillan.[3]
Kellum won 1,095,348 votes in the statewide election versus 857,043 for her opponent.[4]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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J. Elizabeth Kellum did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alabama Judicial System, "J. Elizabeth Kellum," accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Sample Ballot," accessed August 24, 2015
- ↑ Birmingham News, "Court of Criminal Appeals contributions," September 26, 2008
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Certified 2008 General Election Results," November 25, 2008 (scroll to page 7)
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