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Shera Craig Grant
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2025 - Present
2031
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Shera Craig Grant (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 9. She assumed office on January 20, 2025. Her current term ends on January 20, 2031.
Craig Grant (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 9. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Grant received a bachelor's degree from Alabama State University and a J.D. from Louisiana State University. Her professional experience includes working as a deputy public defender in Jefferson County. She has also served on the Vestavia Hills Board of Education.[1]
Grant's twin sister, Shanta' Owens, is also a judge on the Jefferson County District Court. She joined the court in 2008.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2024)
General election
General election for Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 9
Shera Craig Grant won election in the general election for Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 9 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shera Craig Grant (D) | 97.5 | 174,090 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.5 | 4,451 | ||
| Total votes: 178,541 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Shera Craig Grant advanced from the Democratic primary for Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Place 9.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Craig Grant in this election.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2022)
General election
General election for Jefferson County District Court Place 5
Incumbent Shera Craig Grant won election in the general election for Jefferson County District Court Place 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shera Craig Grant (D) | 97.6 | 109,634 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 2,749 | ||
| Total votes: 112,383 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Shera Craig Grant advanced from the Democratic primary for Jefferson County District Court Place 5.
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.
General election
Incumbent Shera Craig Grant defeated Lee Cleveland in the general election for the Jefferson County District Court Place 5 seat.[2]
| Jefferson County District Court (Place 5), General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Shera Craig Grant Incumbent |
53.87% | 151,891 | |
| Republican | Lee Cleveland | 46.06% | 129,864 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.07% | 186 | ||
| Total Votes | 281,941 | |||
| Source: Alabama Votes, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 10, 2016 | ||||
Primary election
Shera Craig Grant defeated Pamela Wilson Cousins, John C. Hall, and Bob Shores in the Jefferson County District Court Democratic primary for Place 5.[3]
| Jefferson County District Court (Place 5), Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Shera Craig Grant |
51.98% | 26,093 |
| Pamela Wilson Cousins | 31.27% | 15,697 |
| John C. Hall | 9.02% | 4,526 |
| Bob Shores | 7.74% | 3,883 |
| Total Votes | 50,199 | |
| Source: Alabama Votes, "Unofficial Election Night Results," March 3, 2016 | ||
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]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Shera Craig Grant did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Shera Craig Grant did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedappoint - ↑ Alabama Votes, "2016 Election Information," accessed May 5, 2016
- ↑ Alabama Votes, "2016 Primary Election Sample Ballots," accessed February 19, 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
