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Chris McCool
Justice, Alabama Supreme Court
Background: His career experience includes working as a judge, adjunct professor, and pastor.
At a glance
- Court
- Alabama Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Kay Ivey (R); later won election on November 5, 2024
- Appointed by
- Gov. Kay Ivey (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
- Not listed
- Education
- Bachelor's: The University of Alabama, 1990
- Law: The University of Alabama School of Law, 1993
- Prior offices
- Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals (2018 - 2025)
- Profession
- Judge
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Partisan electionsVoters elect the justices; candidates' party labels appear on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on Chris McCool’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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