Raymond Pearson Chambliss
Raymond Pearson Chambliss was a judge of the Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit. He assumed office in 2013. He left office in 2018.
Chambliss (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 18. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 5, 2018.
Biography
Chambliss earned his J.D. from Miles College of Law.[1] Chambliss previously served as a judge for the Birmingham Municipal Court in Alabama.[2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 18
Janine Hunt-Hilliard won election in the general election for Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 18 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Janine Hunt-Hilliard (D) | 97.4 | 154,489 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.6 | 4,163 | ||
| Total votes: 158,652 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 18
Janine Hunt-Hilliard defeated incumbent Raymond Pearson Chambliss in the Democratic primary for Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 18 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Janine Hunt-Hilliard | 55.1 | 24,723 | |
| Raymond Pearson Chambliss | 44.9 | 20,116 | ||
| Total votes: 44,839 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
There are 144 judges on the Alabama Circuit Courts, each elected to six-year terms. They appear on partisan election ballots statewide and must face re-election if they wish to serve again. The chief judge of a circuit court is selected by peer vote and serves a three-year term.[3]
Only voters residing in a particular circuit may vote for the circuit judge of that region.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:
- licensed to practice law for at least five years;
- a resident of his or her circuit for at least one year;
- under the age of 70 at the time of election (judges who turn 70 in office may serve until their term expires)[3][4]
See also
- Courts in Alabama
- Local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2018)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Alabama Bar Profile: Mr. Raymond Pearson Chambliss
- ↑ Miles Law School Trustee Board
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Alabama," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Judicial Retirement Laws, "Alabama: Mandatory Retirement Provisions Applicable Generally," accessed March 31, 2016
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
