2018 Elections

Stephanie Hunter

Stephanie Hunter

Jefferson County District Court Judge, Place 3

 Stephanie Hunter

Party: Democrat

Age: 53

Residence: Pleasant Grove

Political experience: None

Professional experience: Attorney/mediator/arbitrator, Hunter Law Firm, P.C., 2011-present; special circuit and district court judge, Jefferson County Family Court, 2016-2017; adjunct instructor, Brown Mackie College, 2011-2014; certified paralegal, Marsh, Rickard & Bryan, P.C., 2009-2011; adjunct instructor, Jefferson State Community College, 2009-2010; certified paralegal, Frank S. Buck, P.C., 2002-2008; president, Alabama Lawyers Association; active in the Birmingham Bar Association.

Civic experience: Chair of Caribbean Section, Birmingham Sister Cities; treasurer, Lawrence Mond Jefferson Scholarship Foundation; member, Shores-Vance Inn of Court; member, Central Alabama Caribbean-American Organization; mentor for high school, college and law students; mentor for young lawyers.

Education: Juris doctorate, Miles Law School, 2009; bachelor’s in Criminal Justice, Virginia College, 2005.

Main issues: “Some of the issues I would address are delays in case resolution—uncertain trial dates and multiple continuances, unequal treatment of parents, the adversarial environment in the court, the lack of effective communication between the parties and the lack of effective and/or efficient use of community resources,” Hunter said.

Top contributors: None reported.

Campaign: https://www.facebook.com/electstephaniehunter/; https://www.electstephaniehunter.com/