Alabama
Alabama Supreme Court By The Numbers:
Justice
Former prosecutor
- 9 total seats
- 0 current vacancies
- 2 prosecutors
- 0 public defenders
- 0 Justices have other indigent defense experience
- 0 civil rights lawyers
How Members of the Alabama Supreme Court are Selected:
Partisan Election
Justices are elected in partisan elections. Judges are barred from seeking election after they turn 70 years old. Interim selections to fill vacancies that occur between elections are made by governor appointment.
Selection method sources:
Ballotpedia, Judicial Election Methods By State; Brennan Center for Justice, Judicial Selection: An Interactive Map