Mary Windom
Republican · AL · Judge of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Mary Windom is an Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals judge and the 2026 Republican nominee for Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4.
Track record
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 1 record
Before becoming a judge, Windom worked as a federal prosecutor in south Alabama (Assistant United States Attorney). She later served as a top lawyer for the state (Deputy Attorney General). These jobs gave her direct experience with criminal cases before she joined the appeals court.
October 26, 2020For
Source: birminghamwatch.org · researched July 24, 2026
General
· 7 records
Windom was an incumbent candidate for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals in the 2020 Republican primary and is the 2026 Republican nominee for Criminal Appeals Place 4.
May 19, 2026
Source: en.wikipedia.org · researched July 4, 2026
Campaign finance reports as of May 1, 2026 listed Windom with $5,000 raised, $254,793 in other receipts, $229,893 spent, and $29,900 cash on hand in the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4 race.
May 1, 2026
Source: en.wikipedia.org · researched July 4, 2026
The Alabama Farmers Federation endorsed Windom for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4 in the 2026 election cycle.
September 30, 2025
Source: coreyhillforalabama.com · researched July 4, 2026
Windom won re-election statewide in the November 2020 general election. Voters returned her to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals for a third term. During that campaign she raised about $289,374 in cash contributions.
November 3, 2020
Source: birminghamwatch.org · researched July 24, 2026
Windom won re-election to the court in 2014, keeping her seat for a second six-year term.
November 4, 2014
Source: birminghamwatch.org · researched July 24, 2026
Windom was elected to a seat on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals in 2008 and became the court s Presiding Judge in 2012.
January 1, 2012
Source: en.wikipedia.org · researched July 4, 2026
Windom won her first election to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals in 2008. This court hears appeals in all felony and misdemeanor criminal cases in the state.
November 4, 2008
Source: ballotpedia.org · researched July 24, 2026
Legal Competence
· 3 records
Windom leads a court with one of the heaviest workloads in the country. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has the sixth-largest caseload per judge among similar courts nationwide.
July 22, 2025For
Source: 1819news.com · researched July 24, 2026
In 2012, the other judges on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals picked Windom to lead the court (presiding judge). She has held that leadership role ever since. Her fellow judges have kept her in that role through several terms.
July 22, 2025For
Source: 1819news.com · researched July 24, 2026
Before becoming a judge, Windom worked as a federal prosecutor in south Alabama (Assistant United States Attorney). She later served as a top lawyer for the state (Deputy Attorney General). These jobs gave her direct experience with criminal cases before she joined the appeals court.
October 26, 2020For
Source: birminghamwatch.org · researched July 24, 2026
Elections
- Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4 · November 3, 2026 · Alabama
Profile last researched July 4, 2026.