Pamela Casey

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Pamela Casey
Blount County District Attorney
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 17, 2011
Personal details
Born1981or1982(age 43–44)
Boaz, Alabama, U.S.
Political party Republican
Education Rhodes College (BA)
Seattle University (JD)

Pamela Casey is an American politician. A member of the Alabama Republican Party, she has served as the District Attorney for Blount County since 2010.

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Early life

Casey was born in Boaz, Alabama, but grew up in Snead, Alabama. [1]

Career

Casey was first elected as the Blount County District Attorney in 2010, becoming the first woman elected to countywide office in decades. [1] She was also the youngest ever person elected to the office. [2] [3]

In 2023, she criticized the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles for failing to monitor violent inmates released from Alabama prisons. [4] [5] In 2025, she said that the Blount County sheriff threatened to harass her over her prosecution of a friend of the sheriff. [6] She was named District Attorney of the Year by the Alabama District Attorney's Association. [7]

2026 Attorney General election

Casey announced her run for Attorney General in January 2025. [8] [9]

Personal life

Casey married Bobby Austin on May 29, 2017. [10] She has had two children through the use of in vitro fertilization. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 Robinson, Carol. "Blount County D.A. Pamela Casey defies the odds". AL.com. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. ↑ McLamb, Stephen. "Alabama's youngest female district attorney sworn in". WAFF 48. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Conlon, Riley. "Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey running for Alabama attorney general in 2026". WTVM 13. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Taylor, Daniel. "Blount County DA blasts Bureau of Pardons & Paroles for removing convicted murderer ankle monitor days after early release — 'Just very frustrating'". 1819 News. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Robinson, Carol. "Blount County convicted murderer released early without electronic monitoring; official assures 'I'll get it fixed'". AL.com. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Blount County DA says sheriff threatened to harrass her over prosecution of drug trafficker". AL.com. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "AG candidate Pamela Casey named "District Attorney of the Year" in Alabama". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Cason, Mike. "Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey hopes to become first woman elected Alabama attorney general". AL.com. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Blount Co. District Attorney Pamela Casey running for Attorney General in 2026". 6 WBRC News. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "When Pamela Casey married Bobby Austin: 'I knew my father would have been so pleased'". AL.com. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Controversial Alabama Supreme Court ruling ignites AG's race: 'Without IVF, I wouldn't be a mother'". AL.com. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
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