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J.R. Gaines
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J.R. Gaines is a judge of the 15th Circuit Court in Alabama.[1] He took office on January 19, 2015, and his term expired on January 17, 2021.
Elections
2014
See also: Alabama judicial elections, 2014
Gaines ran for election to the 15th Circuit Court.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Education
Gaines earned his undergraduate and graduate degree from Jackson State University. He earned his J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law and his master's of law in taxation from the Georgetown University Law Center[2]
Career
Prior to his judicial election in 2014, Gaines was an attorney in private practice at the law firm of Gaines Law Firm.[2]
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Footnotes
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
