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Chris McCool | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama | |
| Assumed office January 24, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Sarah Hicks Stewart |
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| Born | James Christopher McCool 1967or1968(age 56–57) Gordo,Alabama,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Alabama (BA,JD) |
James Christopher McCool (born 1967 or 1968) [1] is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama since 2025. He previously served as a judge of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals from 2018 to 2025.
In 1985,McCool graduated from Pickens Academy as valedictorian. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude from the University of Alabama in 1990,with a double major in history and classics (with a concentration in Greek). He graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1993,where he served on the Honor Court. He was a member of the Alabama Law Review. [2] [3]
After graduating law school,he practiced law with attorney C.O. Burkhalter. In 1995,he was appointed as a full-time assistant district attorney for Pickens County,and in 2001 he became district attorney for the 24th Judicial Circuit. He has also served as a municipal court judge for the municipalities of Reform and Pickensville and as an adjunct professor at the University of Alabama School of Law from 1998 to 2000. [3] In July 2017,McCool announced his candidacy to serve as a judge on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. [4] On November 9,2018,McCool was sworn in as a judge of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals after facing no opposition in the election. [5]
In January 2023,McCool announced his run for a seat on the Supreme Court of Alabama. He would fill the vacancy left by Associate Justice Sarah Hicks Stewart,who ran for the position of chief justice. [6] On November 5,2024,he went on to win election to the seat,unopposed. [7] He was sworn into office on January 24,2025. [8]
McCool and his wife,Sherri,have been married since Valentine’s Day 1992. They attend Zion Primitive Baptist Church,where McCool has served as a pastor since 2012. Together,they have four children and one grandchild. [3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Chris McCool | 1,559,424 | 97.62 | |
| Write-in | 37,941 | 2.38 | ||
| Total votes | 1,597,365 | 100.00 | ||
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