Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, Place 2

Phillip Bahakel

Republican

Age: 65

Residence: Pelham

Political experience: Elected Jefferson County District Judge, 2000; ran unsuccessfully for judgeships in 2006, 2010 and 2018, and for the Alabama House of Representatives in 2014.

Professional experience: Began practicing law in 1981, including serving as a Jefferson County District Court judge in 2001-2007. Currently is in private practice in Pelham with an emphasis on family law, appeals, wills and estates, and personal injury law.

Civic experience: Volunteered with United Cerebral Palsy and the Knights of Columbus.

Education: Juris doctor, Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, 1981; bachelor’s degree, University of Alabama, 1976.

Main issues: “Judge Bahakel does not believe in legislating from the bench,” he stated in a previous campaign. Bahakel is running a self-funded campaign, as he has done in the past.

Top contributors: In-kind by candidate, $8,133.78; Cumberland Computer Services, Pelham, $2,250 (in-kind).

Campaign: https://www.facebook.com/JudgeBahakel