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2018 Elections

Riggs Walker

Riggs Walker  Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 1 Party: Republican Age: 49 Residence: Homewood Political experience: Ran for Jefferson County District Court, Place 4, 2016. Professional experience: Deputy district attorney, Birmingham Division of 10th Judicial Circuit, 1999-present; law clerk to Judge William A. Shashy, 15th Judicial Circuit, Montgomery County, 1998-1999; clerk, Office of the Attorney

Terri Willingham Thomas

Alabama Court of Civic Appeals, Place 2 Terri Willingham Thomas Party: Republican Age: 53 Residence: Cullman Political experience: Alabama Court of Civil Appeals judge, 2007-present; District and Juvenile Court judge in Cullman, 1996-2006, first female district court judge in Cullman County. Professional experience: Faculty, Alabama Judicial College; private practice attorney. Past president, Alabama Juvenile and

Michelle Manley Thomason

Alabama Court of Civic Appeals, Place 1  Michelle Manley Thomason Party: Republican Age: 54 Residence: Fairhope Political experience: Presiding district court judge, 28th Circuit, 2006-present; Circuit judge by special appointment; immediate past president, Eastern Shore Republican Women; member, Eastern Shore Republican Women, 2001-present; member, Baldwin County Republican Executive Committee, 2004-present; associate member, South Baldwin Republican

Peyton C. “Pat” Thetford

Alabama Court of Civic Appeals, Place 1  Peyton C. “Pat” Thetford Party: Republican Age: 58 Residence: Mountain Brook, native of Montgomery. Political experience: Appointed Jefferson County Circuit Court judge, civil division, 2015-2016; ran unsuccessfully for Jefferson County Circuit Court judge, 2016. Professional experience: Private practice, Wade S. Anderson and Associates, Birmingham, tried more than 80

John Bahakel

State Supreme Court, Place 4  John Bahakel Political experience: Ran for Alabama House of Representatives District 43, 2014. Professional experience: Judge pro tem; arbitrator; mediator; hearing officer; corporate counsel; private practice attorney; law clerk/bailiff, Circuit Court of Alabama; USA Track & Field, National Officials’ Committee and represented those  officials on the USATF National Law &

Debra H. Jones

State Supreme Court, Place 1 Debra H. Jones Party: Republican Age:  54 Residence: Anniston Political experience: Alabama Supreme Court  justice; circuit judge, 2010-present; ran for special election, Alabama House of Representatives, District 40, 2008. Professional experience: Circuit judge, Calhoun and Cleburne Counties, 2010-present; private attorney, Debra H. Jones PC, 1994-2010; assistant district attorney, Calhoun and

Lyn Stuart

State Supreme Court Chief Justice Lyn Stuart Party: Republican Residence: Bay Minette Political experience: Appointed chief justice of Alabama, 2016; elected associate justice, Alabama Supreme Court, 2000, 2006 and 2012. Professional experience: Chief justice, Alabama Supreme Court, 2016-present; associate justice, Alabama Supreme Court, 2001-2016; circuit judge, Baldwin County, 1997-2001; district judge, Baldwin County, 1989-1997; assistant

Rusty Glover

Office:Lieutenant governor   Party: Republican   Age:52 Residence: Semmes Political experience: Member of Alabama Senate, District 34, 2006-present. Professional experience: Retired teacher, Mary G. Montgomery High School. Education: Faulkner State Community College; University of South Alabama. Main issues: According to a statement of Glover’s Facebook page, education is one his main issues.“Greater localized control, while working with

Alice Martin

Attorney General Alice Martin Party: Republican Age: 62 Residence: Florence Political experience: U.S. attorney, Northern District of Alabama, 2001-2009; Lauderdale County Circuit Court judge, 1997-1999.   Professional experience: Lawyer in public and private practice; chief deputy attorney general, 2015-2017; U.S. attorney, 2001-2009; Lauderdale County Circuit Court judge, 1997-1999; city of Florence, municipal judge, 1992-1996; town

Chess Bedsole

Attorney General  Chess Bedsole Residence: Birmingham Political experience: At-large delegate, Republican National Convention, 2016. Professional experience: Criminal court judge, attorney. Education: Emory University; University of Alabama School of Law. Main issues: “Chess is running for Attorney General to aggressively lower violent crime in our cities, cut illegal drug sales in the state, empower our law