Circuit Court Judge, 10th Judicial Circuit, Place No. 6

Donald E. “Don” Blankenship

Party: Democrat

Political experience: Judge, 10th Judicial Circuit, Place 6, 2013-present.

Professional experience: Private practice,1994-2012; associate, Waldrep, Stewart & Kendrick, 1990-1994; various positions: city planner, senior city planner, administrative assistant to the mayor and zoning administrator, City of Birmingham, 1981-1990; planning administrator, Birmingham-Jefferson Transit Authority, 1979-1981.

Education: Juris doctor (cum laude), Miles Law School, 1989; master’s in urban studies, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1982; bachelor’s in history, Samford University, 1978.

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