Jill Phillips
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Jill Phillips is a Republican and the Place 2 judge on the partisan Mobile County District Court in Alabama. She was appointed by Gov. Robert Bentley (R) on August 14, 2015, to replace Judge Jay York (R), who had been elevated to the circuit court. Phillips won election to a full term on the court in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Biography
Phillips received a bachelor's degree from Spring Hill College and a J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law. She was an assistant district attorney in Mobile County from 2000 until her judicial appointment in 2015.[1]
Awards and associations
- 2014: Top Alabama Assistant District Attorney of the Year, Alabama District Attorneys' Investigators Association[2]
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.
Incumbent Jill Phillips ran unopposed in the general election for the Mobile County District Court Place 2 seat.[3]
| Mobile County District Court (Place 2), General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Jill Phillips Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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.[4]
See also
External links
- Alabama State Bar, "Judicial Official Search"
- Administrative Office of Courts, "Alabama Judicial Circuits map"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alabama.com, "Mobile County prosecutor appointed district judge," August 14, 2015
- ↑ Alabama.com, "Heart, soul, guts and passion: Mobile County's Jill Phillips named state's top prosecutor," July 2, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Votes, "2016 Election Information," accessed May 5, 2016
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Alabama; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
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
