Circuit Court Judge, 10th Judicial Circuit, Place No. 2
What does this office do?
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,
Candidates:
Democratic · Incumbent
Shanta Owens has been a Jefferson County circuit judge in the criminal division since a 2019 appointment, after ten years as a district judge who presided over the Birmingham drug court. She is a former deputy district attorney with law degrees from Louisiana State University.
Records: Legal Competence 1 for
Source: sos.alabama.gov