Stephanie A. Hunter
District Court Judge, Jefferson County Place 12
Party: Democrat
Residence: Pleasant Grove
Political experience: Ran for Jefferson County District Court Judge, Place 3 in 2018; special circuit and district court judge, Jefferson County Family Court-Birmingham, 2016-2018.
Professional experience: Senior trial referee for Birmingham Family Court, 2022-present; arbitrator for Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, 2017-present; arbitrator for National Center for Dispute Settlement, 2020-present; attorney/mediator/arbitrator, Hunter Law Firm, P.C., 2012-2022; president, Alabama Lawyers Association.
Civic experience: Board member and Jamaica Committee chair, Birmingham Sister Cities; treasurer, Lawrence Mond Jefferson Scholarship Foundation; mentor for high school, college and law students and young lawyers.
Education: Juris doctorate, Miles Law School, 2009; bachelor’s in criminal justice, Virginia College, 2005.