Richard Minor

Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 1

Party: Republican

Residence: Pell City

Political experience: Elected to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals in 2018; St. Clair County District Attorney, 2005-2018; vice chairman, St. Clair County Republican Party Executive Committee, 2001-2004; member, Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies

Professional experience: Appellate justice; chairman of the Alabama Advisory Committee on Criminal Procedure; adjunct instructor of political science, Auburn University; formerly acting attorney general overseeing state’s interest in post-secondary/two-year college investigation, 2006-2011; chief trial attorney, St. Clair District Attorney Office, 1997-2005; previously assistant attorney general for the state and assistant district attorney, Jefferson and Tuscaloosa counties; founding member, St. Clair Community Corrections and Punishment Authority; has served as president, vice president and secretary/treasurer of Alabama District Attorneys Association.

Civic experience: Greater Alabama Council, Boy Scouts of America Heart of Eagle Award, 2015; V.O.C.A.L. board of directors; past commissioner, Pell City Housing Authority; past member, Hannah Home Advisory Board, St. Clair County.

Education: Juris doctorate, Samford University School of Law, 1993; bachelor’s degree, Auburn University, 1990.

Main issues: Minor says in his bio on the Alabama Judicial System website that “it is the duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be.”

Campaign: Facebook.