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Sarah Stewart Chief Justice
Chief Justice, Alabama Supreme Court
Background: Stewart worked as a private practice attorney from 1992 until 2006, when Gov. Bob Riley (R) appointed her to serve on the 13th Circuit Court in Alabama.
At a glance
- Court
- Alabama Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Chief Justice
- Chief justice
- Yes
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Bob Riley (R); later won election on November 5, 2024
- Appointed by
- Gov. Bob Riley (R)
- Appointment date
- Not listed
- Took office
- January 20, 2025
- Current term ends
- January 20, 2031
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 5, 2024
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Republican
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Arkansas, 1985
- Law: Vanderbilt University, 1992
- Graduate: University of Arkansas, 1986
- Prior offices
- Alabama Supreme Court (2019 - 2025)
- Alabama 13th Judicial Circuit (2006 - 2019)
- 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 Sarah Stewart’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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