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After law school Chambers was a judicial law clerk for Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Oscar W. Adams, Jr. After that she practiced civil appellate litigation almost exclusively since 1990 and worked for ''Rives & Peterson'' from 1990 to 2000 at which point she worked for ''Taylor & Taylor''. She has served before the Alabama Supreme Court, the [[Alabama Court of Civil Appeals]], the [[United States Court of Appeals for the | After law school Chambers was a judicial law clerk for Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Oscar W. Adams, Jr. After that she practiced civil appellate litigation almost exclusively since 1990 and worked for ''Rives & Peterson'' from 1990 to 2000 at which point she worked for ''Taylor & Taylor''. She has served before the Alabama Supreme Court, the [[Alabama Court of Civil Appeals]], the [[United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit]] and the [[United States Supreme Court]].<ref name="bio"><ref>[http://www.superlawyers.com/alabama/lawyer/Rhonda-P-Chambers/3e3b25d4-3b08-4919-9df0-416eafdaa9bf.html Super Lawyers profile]</ref> | ||
==Awards and associations== | ==Awards and associations== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:17, 21 January 2019
Rhonda Chambers is an attorney in Alabama who ran for election to the Alabama Supreme Court in 2010.[1]
2010 Supreme Court bid
- Main article: Alabama judicial elections, 2010
Rhonda Chambers ran for the seat on the Alabama Supreme Court that was vacated by Patricia Smith in 2010.[1] She lost to Kelli Wise.[2]
Chambers was unopposed in the primary, and ran as a Democratic candidate against Republican candidate Kelli Wise in the general election.[3][4]
Education
Chambers is married to Will Chambers, a federal prosecutor. She earned her B.S. from Judson College in Marion, Alabama and her J.D. from J.D. from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University.[1]
Career
After law school Chambers was a judicial law clerk for Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Oscar W. Adams, Jr. After that she practiced civil appellate litigation almost exclusively since 1990 and worked for Rives & Peterson from 1990 to 2000 at which point she worked for Taylor & Taylor. She has served before the Alabama Supreme Court, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
Awards and associations
In 2005, Chambers was named “Best of the Bar” by the Birmingham Business Journal and is also listed among the Top 25 Women in Alabama Super Lawyers.[1]
In 1999, she was appointed by the Alabama Supreme Court to the Standing Committee on the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure and has served as chair of the committee since 2000. Chambers was also appointed by the state Supreme Court to serve on the Alabama Supreme Court Committee on Appellate Mediation.[1]
External links
- Facebook Campaign page
- Fox10TV.com, "Chambers campaigning for Supreme Court," May 18, 2010
- The Birmingham News, "Campaign 2010: Alabama Supreme Court candidates file financial reports," September 20, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Facebook Campaign page
- ↑ Press-Register "Alabama Supreme Court Place 1: Kelli Wise defeats Rhonda Chambers," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Associated Press "Appeals Court Judge Kelli Wise launches campaign for Alabama Supreme Court," October 19, 2009 (dead link)
- ↑ FOX 10 "Chambers campaigning for Supreme Court," May 18, 2010
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
