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'''Virginia Ann Vinson''' was a criminal division judge of [[Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit|Circuit 10]] in [[Jefferson County, Alabama (Judicial)|Jefferson County, Alabama]].<ref name="albar">[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.alabar.org/oldirectory/nonMember_pos.cfm?parm=10&type=circuit Alabama State Bar: Circuit 10 officials and contact information]</ref> She assumed office in January of 2001. She retired in 2019.<ref name="bio">[http://10jc.alacourt.gov/vav.html Judge Vinson biography]</reF><ref>[https://homewoodhive.com/2018/03/20/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-judicial-races/ ''Hive Alabama'', "What You Need to Know About the Judicial Races," March 20, 2018]</ref> | '''Virginia Ann Vinson''' was a criminal division judge of [[Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit|Circuit 10]] in [[Jefferson County, Alabama (Judicial)|Jefferson County, Alabama]].<ref name="albar">[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.alabar.org/oldirectory/nonMember_pos.cfm?parm=10&type=circuit Alabama State Bar: Circuit 10 officials and contact information]</ref> She assumed office in January of 2001. She retired in 2019.<ref name="bio">[http://10jc.alacourt.gov/vav.html Judge Vinson biography]</reF><ref>[https://homewoodhive.com/2018/03/20/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-judicial-races/ ''Hive Alabama'', "What You Need to Know About the Judicial Races," March 20, 2018]</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 16:12, 9 November 2025
Virginia Ann Vinson was a criminal division judge of Circuit 10 in Jefferson County, Alabama.[1] She assumed office in January of 2001. She retired in 2019.[2][3]
Education
Judge Vinson received her B.S. degree from Samford University in 1974 and her J.D. degree from the Birmingham School of Law in 1980.[2]
Career
Judge Vinson was admitted to the practice of law on April 25, 1981.[4] She then worked as a lawyer with the firm Wilkinson & Vinson until 2000, when she became a judge.[2]
2012 election
Vinson defeated James Park Neill in the general election on November 6, winning 56.75% of the vote.[5][6]
- See also: Alabama judicial elections, 2012
Birmingham Bar Association ratings
In October, the Birmingham Bar Association compiled results of its Judicial Primary Qualifications Poll. 687 members of the association participated in the poll, though all members did not participate in each evaluation. Below are the candidate's results.[7]
- Highly Qualified: 52%
- Qualified: 12%
- Not Qualified: 2%
- Unknown: 34%
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Alabama State Bar: Circuit 10 officials and contact information
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Judge Vinson biography
- ↑ Hive Alabama, "What You Need to Know About the Judicial Races," March 20, 2018
- ↑ Alabama State Bar: Judge Vinson biography
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Certified 2012 General Election Results," February 21, 2013
- ↑ Alabama Republican Party, List of Federal and Statewide Candidates (dead link)
- ↑ Birmingham Bar Association, "Birmingham Bar Association Releases Judicial Candidate Qualifications Poll Results," October 9, 2012
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
