Joe Thompson (Alabama)
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2023
Joe Thompson is a Democrat and judge of the partisan Choctaw County District Court in Alabama. He was appointed to the court by Gov. Bob Riley (R) on November 21, 2008, and won election to a full term in 2010. Thompson won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Biography
Thompson received his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama in 2000 and his J.D. from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 2004. After graduating from law school in 2004, Thompson became the Chief Assistant District Attorney in the Alabama's First Judicial Circuit in 2005, and served in that position until his appointment to the court in 2008.[1]
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 Joe Thompson ran unopposed in the general election for the Choctaw County District Court.[2]
| Choctaw County District Court, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Joe Thompson Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2010
- See also: Alabama judicial elections, 2010
Joe Thompson ran unopposed in the general election on November 2, 2010.[3]
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Footnotes
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
