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Walker County is the only county in the 14th Circuit of Alabama.^[1]

The people of Walker County are served by a Circuit Court, District Court, Probate Court and eight Municipal Courts.

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama has jurisdiction in Walker County. Appeals from the Northern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

Judges

Walker County, Alabama

Circuit Court

Alabama 14th Judicial Circuit

• Hoyt Elliott
• Doug Farris^[2]

Former judges

• Jerry Selman

District Court

Walker County District Court, Alabama

• Henry Allred
• Greg Williams^[3]

Probate Court

Walker County Probate Court, Alabama

• Rick Allison^[4]

Elections

See also: Alabama judicial elections

Alabama is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Alabama, click here.

• Alabama local trial court judicial elections, 2024
• Alabama local trial court judicial elections, 2023
• Alabama local trial court judicial elections, 2022
• Alabama local trial court judicial elections, 2021
• Alabama local trial court judicial elections, 2020
• Alabama local trial court judicial elections, 2019
• Alabama local trial court judicial elections, 2018
• Alabama local trial court judicial elections, 2017
• Alabama local trial court judicial elections, 2016
• Alabama judicial elections, 2014
• Alabama judicial elections, 2012
• Alabama judicial elections, 2010

Election rules

Primary election

Candidates for judge or justice who wish to run on a party ticket must qualify to run in an open primary by obtaining the legally required number of signatures to get on the ballot.^[5] Primary elections in years without a presidential primary are held on the first Tuesday in June.^[6] Candidates can only qualify for one party. The winners from each party proceed to a general election in November.

If no candidate in a race wins more than 50 percent of the vote, a runoff determines who will advance to the general election. The top two vote recipients in the primary advance to the runoff. Primary runoffs are held six weeks after the primary election.^[7][8]

If a candidate qualifies on a party ticket and is unopposed, their name is not placed on the primary ticket, but instead is placed automatically on the general election ballot.^[9] Political parties can make rules restricting who participates in primaries, and residents can only vote in a single party's primary.^[10]

General election

Alabama general elections are held on the first Tuesday in November of every even-numbered year. If a victory margin is within 0.5 percent, an automatic recount will take place unless the defeated candidate waives his or her right to the recount.^[11]

See also

• Alabama counties

External links

• Alabama State Bar, "Walker County officials"
• Walker County contact information from Alabama.gov

Footnotes

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