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Alabama Supreme Court
The highest court in Alabama. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Partisan electionsHow justices are chosenVoters elect the justices; candidates' party labels appear on the ballot.
6 yearsTerm length
9Sitting justices
1819Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Sarah Stewart
Chief Justice
Party as listed: Republican
Took office: January 20, 2025
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Greg Cook
Justice
Party as listed: Republican
Took office: January 16, 2023
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Chris McCool
Justice
Party as listed: Republican
Took office: January 20, 2025
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Brad Mendheim
Justice
Party as listed: Republican
Took office: December 28, 2018
Appointed by Kay Ivey (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Will Parker
Justice
Party as listed: Republican
Took office: November 10, 2025
Appointed by Kay Ivey (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
William Sellers
Justice
Party as listed: Republican
Took office: May 25, 2017
Appointed by Kay Ivey (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, Alabama Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.