Brad Mendheim

The court ruled that frozen embryos count as children under the state's wrongful death law (LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine). Mendheim agreed with the outcome but not the majority's reasoning. He wrote his own opinion pointing out problems with the majority's logic. He also cited the state's abortion ban law in his opinion. After the ruling, several Alabama clinics paused fertility treatments (IVF).

February 16, 2024Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: fedsoc.org · researched July 24, 2026

The Alabama Farmers Federation endorsed Mendheim for Alabama Supreme Court Place 7 in the 2026 election cycle.

September 30, 2025

Source: coreyhillforalabama.com · researched July 4, 2026

The court let an outside group unseal court records in a case tied to a bribery scandal. Mendheim joined the chief justice's dissent, disagreeing with the decision to open the sealed records. Most other justices had stepped aside from the case (Energy and Policy Institute v. Drummond).

November 8, 2024

Source: cunninghambounds.com · researched July 24, 2026

Governor Kay Ivey appointed Mendheim to the Alabama Supreme Court in 2018 and again in 2022 after he had returned to judicial service following an unsuccessful 2018 Supreme Court election bid.

January 3, 2022

Source: en.wikipedia.org · researched July 4, 2026

Mendheim won a statewide vote for a full six-year term on the Alabama Supreme Court.

November 3, 2020

Source: ballotpedia.org · researched July 24, 2026

The court ruled that police can require people to give their names during a stop (Jennings v. Smith). Mendheim wrote a dissent joined by two other justices. He agreed with the ruling's legal points. But he argued the court should not have answered the question at all. He said the case really asked the state court to review a federal appeals court decision.

March 17, 2026Favorable on Impartiality

Source: alabamareflector.com · researched July 24, 2026

Before becoming a judge, Mendheim was a state prosecutor in Henry and Houston counties. He handled more than 120 jury trials in criminal cases. He also led drug case prosecutions as chief prosecutor for the local Drug Task Force.

July 16, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: yahoo.com · researched July 24, 2026

Governor Kay Ivey picked Mendheim to fill an open seat on the Alabama Supreme Court. At the time, he had over 17 years as a trial judge. He had led more than 300 jury trials. Chief justices had also sent him to hear over 250 cases in more than 35 counties.

January 19, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: governor.alabama.gov · researched July 24, 2026