Mary Windom
Mary Becker Windom (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.
Windom (Republican Party) is running for re-election for judge of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. The Republican primary for this office on May 19, 2026, was canceled.
Judge Windom was elected presiding judge of the court by her peers in 2012.[1]
Biography
Mary Windom received her bachelor's degree from the University of South Alabama in 1982 and her J.D. from the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law at Faulkner University in 1999.[1] Windom was in private practice before becoming an assistant United States attorney in the Southern District of Alabama. She served as an Alabama deputy attorney general immediately prior to her election to the court of criminal appeals.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Alabama intermediate appellate court elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
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Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for May 19, 2026, was canceled.
Republican primary
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Republican primary for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Incumbent J. Elizabeth Kellum (R) and Riggs Walker (R) are running in the Republican primary for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on May 19, 2026.
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2020
See also: Alabama intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Incumbent Mary Becker Windom won election in the general election for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Becker Windom (R) | 97.8 | 1,541,862 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.2 | 34,708 | ||
| Total votes: 1,576,570 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Incumbent Mary Becker Windom defeated Melvin Hasting in the Republican primary for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Becker Windom | 69.5 | 387,876 |
 | Melvin Hasting | 30.5 | 170,599 | |
| Total votes: 558,475 | |||
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2014
See also: Alabama judicial elections, 2014
Windom ran for re-election to the Court of Criminal Appeals.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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2008
In her 2008 race for a seat on the court, Windom ran as a Republican against Democratic candidate Aimee Cobb Smith. Windom won 1,057,448 votes in the statewide election versus 904,676 for her opponent.[3]
Campaign themes
2026
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2020
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Alabama Judicial System, "Bio: Judge Mary Becker Windom," accessed April 10, 2025
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Sample Ballot," accessed August 24, 2015
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Certified 2008 General Election Results," November 25, 2008 (scroll to page 10)
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
