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Shanta' Owens
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2019 - Present
2027
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Shanta' Owens (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 2. She assumed office on January 31, 2019. Her current term ends on January 18, 2027.
Owens (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 2. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Gov. Kay Ivey (R) appointed Owens in January 2019 to fill the position previously held by Laura Petro.[1]
Prior to her appointment to the Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit, Owens was a judge for the Jefferson County District Court in Alabama.[2] She joined the court in 2008 and successfully ran for re-election in 2014.[3][4]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2020)
General election
General election for Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 2
Incumbent Shanta' Owens won election in the general election for Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shanta' Owens (D) | 97.3 | 196,158 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.7 | 5,362 | ||
| Total votes: 201,520 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Shanta' Owens advanced from the Democratic primary for Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 2.
2014
See also: Alabama judicial elections, 2014
Owens ran for re-election to the Jefferson County District Court.
General: She defeated William Davis Lawley in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 51.0 percent of the vote.
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Education
Owens earned her B.S. from Alabama State University and her J.D. from Louisiana State University School of Law. She also attended Université D’Aix-Marseille III in Aix-en-Provence, France where she earned a Bachelor of Civil Law Degrees.[5]
Career
Owens became a judge for the Jefferson County District Court in 2008. She was admitted to the bar on September 27, 2002.[6]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Shanta' Owens did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Alabama Political Reporter, "Ivey appoints two women to Jefferson County judgeships," January 3, 2019
- ↑ Alabama Courts, "10th Judicial Circuit Judges," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Courts, "Judge Owens biography," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Alabama Democratic Party, "Certification of Democratic Candidates For the Democratic Primary Election," March 19, 2014
- ↑ State Of Alabama Unified Judicial System, "The Honorable Shanta' Owens," accessed August 8, 2014
- ↑ Alabama State Bar, "Judge Owens profile," accessed June 2, 2014
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