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Kelli Wise
Justice, Alabama Supreme Court
Background: Prior to joining the court, she worked in private practice, in Gov. Fob James' (R) Legislative Office, and as a staff attorney to Justice Jean Brown. Wise was re-elected in 2006 and became Presiding Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals in 2008.
At a glance
- Court
- Alabama Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Elected (first elected 2010)
- Appointed by
- Not applicable (elected)
- Appointment date
- Not applicable (elected)
- Took office
- 2011
- Current term ends
- January 15, 2029
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 8, 2022
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Republican
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Auburn University, 1985
- Law: Jones School of Law, 1994
- Graduate: Auburn University, Montgomery, 2000
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Partisan electionsVoters elect the justices; candidates' party labels appear on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on Kelli Wise’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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