Sarah Hicks Stewart | |
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34th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama | |
Elect | |
Assuming office January 2025 | |
Succeeding | Tom Parker |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama | |
Assumed office January 11,2019 | |
Preceded by | Brady E. Mendheim Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Fort Smith,Arkansas,U.S. | April 26,1963
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Arkansas (BA,MA) Vanderbilt University (JD) |
Sarah Hicks Stewart (born April 26,1963) [1] is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama. In November 2024,she was elected to serve as the chief justice.
Stewart received both a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in communications from the University of Arkansas. She went on to receive a Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School. [1]
She worked as a private practice attorney from 1992 until her judicial appointment;from 1996 to 2006 she was a senior partner. [1]
In 2017 Stewart announced her candidacy for the Supreme Court for the seat being vacated by Glenn Murdock,who was not seeking reelection. [2] In the primary,she faced incumbent Brady E. Mendheim Jr. who was appointed by the governor,along with another challenger. [3] Mendheim conceded his loss to Stewart. [4] [5] Stewart went on to win the general election,facing no challenger. [6] She was sworn into office on January 11,2019. [7] In January 2023,Stewart announced she was running for the position of chief justice to replace Chief Justice Tom Parker when he retires. [8] She went on to win the Republican primary. [9] Stewart won the general election held don November 5,2024. [10] [11]
Stewart is married to her husband Craig R. Stewart,and they have two daughters. [2]
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