Circuit Court Judge, 10th Judicial Circuit, Place No. 27

Leslie Schiffman Moore

Party: Republican

Professional experience: Private Practice, 2018-present; assistant district attorney, Birmingham office of Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, 2017-2018; acting chief assistant district attorney, 2016-2017; assistant district attorney, Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, Bessemer Division, 2000-2017; law clerk, Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, Bessemer Division, 1998-2000.

Education: Juris doctorate, University of Alabama Law School, 2000; bachelor’s in psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1997.

Civic experience: Vice president, Clay House Child Advocacy Center board of directors, 2015 – 2017; board liaison to junior board and the board of directors, Clay House 2005-2017; member, Human Trafficking Task Force for the State of Alabama; member, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Community Advisory Panel; member, Crimes Against Children Resource Council for the State of Alabama; board member, APSAC; local board member, chairperson, local child death review team; coordinator, local child death review team; member, multi-disciplinary team, Bessemer Division, Jefferson County, volunteer counselor, Rape Response; board of directors, Aldridge Gardens, volunteer, Junior Achievement; junior patron board member, Birmingham Museum of Art.

Main issues: According to the campaign website, if elected the candidate intends to work on safety initiatives with the Jefferson County community; develop creative programs and ensure existing ones help combat and end opioid addiction and related criminal behavior; and work with law enforcement, educators and religious leaders to stop the school to prison pipeline.

Top contributors: Tommy Spina, $3,000; Sam Henderson,$2,500; Chilton County Treatment Center, Inc, $1,000; William A. Short, $1,000; Peggy McCoy, $1,000; Republican Women of the South, $750; Hare, Whynn, Newell &Newton, $500; Arthur Green, Jr., $500; H.E. Smith, $500; Jack Fiorella III, $500.

Campaign: https://www.electlesliemoore.com