Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge, Place 18
Candidates for Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge, Place 18, in the June 5 primary
Government
Raymond Pearson Chambliss
Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 18 Raymond Pearson Chambliss (incumbent) Age: 67 Party: Democrat Political experience: Elected to Circuit Court judgeship, 2012; Professional experience: Family Court judge, 2013-present; previously senior trial referee, deputy district attorney, defense attorney with Legal Aide, juvenile probation officer, Birmingham Police Department, Birmingham Municipal Court judge for 16 years; spearheaded development
Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge, Place 27
Candidates for Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge, Place 27, in the June 5 primary
Amber Ladner
Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge, Place 27 Amber Ladner Party: Democrat Age: 42 Residence: Birmingham Political experience: Ran for a Circuit Court criminal judgeship in 2010. Professional experience: Founding partner of Bradford Ladner, LLP; Owner of Amber Ladner, LLC; attorney with Luker, Cole, and Associates, LLC; former mental health specialist with Diamond Grove Community Counseling
Jefferson County Circuit Clerk
Candidates for Jefferson County Circuit Clerk in the June 5 primary
Ralph Young
Office: Jefferson County Circuit Clerk Ralph Young Party: Democrat Residence: Homewood Political experience: Jefferson County Democratic Executive Committee, District 5. Professional experience: Works for Accenture, a Fortune 500 company. Civic experience: Leads Alabama Equality and the ALGBTQ Shout film festival. Education: Bradshaw High School in Florence; Birmingham-Southern College. Main issues: Young says he has the
Elizabeth McGowen Watkins
Office: Jefferson County Circuit Clerk Party: Democrat Residence: Hoover Political experience: First run for political office. Professional experience: Paralegal, Office of the District Attorney, 10th Judicial Circuit, Birmingham Division, May 2014- present; legal assistant Christian & Small, LLP, Birmingham, July 2013-May 2014; corporate paralegal, Buffalo Rock Co., August 2009-July 2013; legal assistant, Bradley Arant Boult
Thomas W. Parchman III
Office: Jefferson County Circuit Clerk Party: Democrat Residence: Vestavia Hills Political experience: None Professional experience: Chief deputy clerk of Jefferson County Probate Court, 2017 – current; private practice attorney with Parchman Law; Pearson Chambliss & Parchman; Martin Weinberg, P.C.; Legal Aid Society of Birmingham, 2007-2017; Jefferson County Circuit Court Civil Division, court attendant; judicial law
Stephanie Muhammad
Office: Jefferson County Circuit Clerk Party: Democrat Residence: Birmingham Professional experience: Administrative clerk with the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, Birmingham, 2003-present; previously coordinated finances as a court specialist and accounting clerk at Miami-Dade County, Central Depository (formerly family court). Education: Birmingham City Schools and specialized education in computer business administration and management Main issues:
Venetta Lee
Office: Jefferson County Circuit Clerk Party: Democrat Residence: Birmingham Political experience: This is her first run for public office. Professional experience: Lee serves as a magistrate for the Jefferson County Clerk’s Office. She also has 12 years’ experience in private business, according to her website. Education: Lee earned a bachelor’s degree in human services management.