District Court Judge Jefferson County, 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
Maria Fortune is a Jefferson County district judge in the criminal division and presides over the Birmingham drug court. She previously ran her own law practice and worked as a deputy public defender and assistant city attorney.
Source: sos.alabama.gov