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Sue Bell Cobb
Sue Bell Cobb (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Alabama Supreme Court.
Cobb (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Alabama. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 5, 2018.
Cobb was the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. She was elected to the court in 2006, and during her tenure was the only Democrat on the nine-member court. Judge Cobb was also the first woman elected as chief justice. She retired from the court on August 1, 2011.[1]
Biography
Sue Bell Cobb graduated with a history degree from The University of Alabama. In 1981, she earned her J.D. degree from The University of Alabama School of Law.[2]
Cobb was appointed as Conecuh County District Judge. She was elected to that position in 1982 and re-elected in 1988. During her tenure on the bench, Judge Cobb accepted trial court assignments in approximately 40 counties. In 1997, she was appointed by the Alabama Supreme Court to serve as the Alternate Chief Judge of the Court of the Judiciary. Justice Cobb also served as a faculty member in the Alabama Judicial College. She was elected to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals in 1994, where she served until she took office as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama in 2007. She defeated Republican incumbent Drayton Nabers, Jr. in the November 2006 general election.[2]
Awards and associations
Awards
- State Winner of the Bishop Barren State Employee Public Service Award
- Distinguished Service Award, National Juvenile Detention Association
- Outstanding Service Award, Juvenile Probation Officer Institute
- Children's Voice Award
- 1999 Public Citizen of the Year Award, Alabama Chapter of the National Social Workers Association
- 1996 NAACP Political Achievement Award, Conecuh County Branch of the NAACP
- 1995 Montgomery Aadverstiser Woman of Acheivement Award
- 1992 Judicial Conservationist Award of the Alabama Wildlife Federation
- Volunteer of the Year Award, Wes Nowlin Award, and St. George Medal, American Cancer Society
Associations
- Past President, Alabama Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
- Chair, Children First Foundation
- Honorary Member, Alabama Council on Crime and Delinquency
- Past Chair and member of the National Assembly, Board of the Alabama Division of the American Cancer Society
- Former board member, Campaign for Alabama
- Past member and officer, Evergreen Industrial Development Board.
- Member, Farrah Law Society Board of Directors
- Member, Montgomery Kiwanis Club
- Member, First United Methodist
Elections
2018
- See also: Alabama gubernatorial election, 2018
General election
General election for Governor of Alabama
Incumbent Kay Ivey defeated Walt Maddox in the general election for Governor of Alabama on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kay Ivey (R) | 59.5 | 1,022,457 |
 | Walt Maddox (D) | 40.4 | 694,495 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 2,637 | ||
| Total votes: 1,719,589 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Alabama
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Alabama on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Walt Maddox | 54.6 | 154,850 |
 | Sue Bell Cobb | 29.0 | 82,236 | |
 | James C. Fields | 8.0 | 22,683 | |
| Anthony White | 3.4 | 9,719 | ||
 | Doug Smith | 3.3 | 9,274 | |
 | Christopher Countryman | 1.7 | 4,943 | |
| Total votes: 283,705 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Alabama
Incumbent Kay Ivey defeated Tommy Battle, Scott Dawson, Bill Hightower, and Michael McAllister in the Republican primary for Governor of Alabama on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kay Ivey | 56.1 | 331,739 |
 | Tommy Battle | 24.9 | 147,207 | |
 | Scott Dawson | 13.5 | 79,546 | |
 | Bill Hightower | 5.0 | 29,367 | |
| Michael McAllister | 0.6 | 3,340 | ||
| Total votes: 591,199 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Slade Blackwell (R)
2006
Cobb was elected Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court in 2006.[3][4]
| Candidate | Incumbent | Seat | Party | Election % |  |
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Sue Bell Cobb  |
No | Chief Justice | Democratic | 51.5% | |
| Drayton Nabers, Jr. | Yes | Chief Justice | Republican | 48.4% | |
| Tom Parker | No | Chief Justice | Republican |
See also
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Alabama.gov
- Alabama Supreme Court
- Sue Bell Cobb Commercial for Chief Justice
- Follow the Money: Sue Bell Cobb
- Justice Cobb's 2011 State of the Judiciary address
Footnotes
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| Current judges | Tommy Bryan, Greg Cook, Bill Lewis, Chris McCool, Brad Mendheim, William Sellers, Greg Shaw, Sarah Stewart, Kelli Wise | ||
| Former judges | Michael Bolin, Sue Bell Cobb, James Allen Main, Jay Mitchell, Roy Moore, Glenn Murdock, Tom Parker, Tom Parker, Sarah Stewart, Lyn Stuart, Thomas A. Woodall | ||
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