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William Sellers
Justice, Alabama Supreme Court
Background: Before his appointment to the bench, Sellers was in private practice in Montgomery. His practice focused on business litigation, particularly taxation, business organization, and finance.
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) (May 25, 2017); later won election on November 5, 2024
- Appointed by
- Gov. Kay Ivey (R)
- Appointment date
- May 25, 2017
- Took office
- May 25, 2017
- 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
- Strong Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Hillsdale College, 1985
- Law: University of Alabama School of Law, 1988
- Graduate: New York University, 1989
- 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 William Sellers’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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