2016 Primary Election

Linda Hall (D)

Maggie Andrews,
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Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge, Place 11

Linda HallLinda Hall

Date of birth: May, 1959; 57

Residence: Birmingham

Political Experience: None

Professional Experience:  Private practice, 1998-present, legal counselor for Committee to Protect the Homes; volunteer, Birmingham Bar Association Civil and Domestic Relations.

Civic Experience: Member, Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church; mentor clerestory, Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church; board member, Epilepsy Foundation; volunteer, Birmingham Museum of Art; former member Homewood Rotary Club and Vulcan Kiwanis.

Education: Birmingham School of Law, juris doctorate, 1992; University of Alabama at Birmingham, bachelor’s of science, 1983.

Top Contributors: Robert Edwards, $2,550; Henry Fisher Jr., $500; Albright Rainey, $300; Ralph Sanders, $400; Britney Fisher, $220; Ralph Sanders, $200. *This information has been corrected from the original version.

Qualifications: Hall has litigated city, state and federal cases. She has represented clients in meditation, arbitration, settlement negotiations, jury trials, bench trials and appeals.

Campaign: http://www.lindahallforcircuitjudge.com/

 

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  • Did a reporter really ask that question?

    It’s about five hours after a cargo ship hit the Key Bridge in Baltimore, collapsing it and sending six construction workers on the bridge into the water. The city’s mayor is holding a press conference when a reporter asks him: “How long is it going to take to rebuild the bridge?”

    Calmly and immediately, the mayor responds: “We shouldn’t even be having that discussion right now. The discussion right now should be about the people, the souls, the lives that we’re trying to save. There will be a time to discuss about a bridge and how we get our bridge back up but right now there are people in the water that we have to get out.”

    On social media, the mayor got mostly applause. The reporter got mostly ripped apart. One X poster wrote: “Shoutout to our mayor Brandon Scott for focusing on the people and showcasing empathy, because the nerve of that reporter to ask about the bridge repair. Like, sir read the (expletive) room.”

    I understand why many people saw the reporter’s question as disrespectful to the victims. But I don’t have a problem with it. How about you? Read more.

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  • Neighbors Worry About Future of BSC Land as Officials Discuss Redevelopment Options

    The mood was somber in the auditorium at A.H. Parker High School Monday night as neighbors of Birmingham-Southern College expressed their concern about the announced closing of the liberal arts college as of May 21.

    State Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham, hosted a town hall to field questions about the school. Of particular concern was what will happen to the 192-acre campus. More than one compared BSC to the old Carraway Hospital property, which deteriorated for years north of downtown. Read more.