Pamela Casey

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Pamela Casey
Pamela Casey 2015.jpg
Casey in 2015
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] She loaned $500,000 to her campaign in September 2025. [10]

Personal life

Casey married Bobby Austin on May 29, 2017. [11] She has had two children through the use of in vitro fertilization. [12]

References

  1. 1 2 Robinson, Carol (6 February 2011). "Blount County D.A. Pamela Casey defies the odds". AL.com. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. ↑ McLamb, Stephen (17 January 2011). "Alabama's youngest female district attorney sworn in". WAFF 48. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Conlon, Riley (14 January 2025). "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 (2 February 2023). "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. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "AG candidate Pamela Casey named "District Attorney of the Year" in Alabama". Alabama Political Reporter. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Cason, Mike (13 January 2025). "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. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Pamela Casey loans $500,000 to AG campaign, highlights prosecutorial experience". Alabama Political Reporter. September 3, 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "When Pamela Casey married Bobby Austin: 'I knew my father would have been so pleased'". AL.com. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Controversial Alabama Supreme Court ruling ignites AG's race: 'Without IVF, I wouldn't be a mother'". AL.com. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
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