2024 Alabama appellate court elections

Elections were held in the U.S. state of Alabama to elect judges to both of the state appellate courts on November 5, 2024. Primary elections were held on March 5, 2024.

Civil Appeals place 1

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Christy Edwards, incumbent Court of Civil Appeals judge (2019–present)^[1]

General election

Results

2024 Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, Place 1 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christy Edwards (incumbent)	1,555,361	97.88%
	Write-in		33,716	2.12%
Total votes			1,589,077	100.00%

Civil Appeals place 2

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Chad Hanson, incumbent Court of Civil Appeals judge (2019–present)^[2]

Eliminated in primary

Stephen Davis Parker, criminal prosecutor^[3]

Results

Republican primary^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chad Hanson (incumbent)	264,908	56.48
	Republican	Stephen Davis Parker	204,100	43.52
Total votes			469,008	100.00

General election

Results

2024 Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, Place 2 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chad Hanson (incumbent)	1,549,864	97.87%
	Write-in		33,644	2.13%
Total votes			1,583,508	100.00%

Civil Appeals place 3

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Terry A. Moore, incumbent Court of Civil Appeals judge (2007–present)^[5]

General election

Results

2024 Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, Place 3 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Terry A. Moore (incumbent)	1,551,657	97.91%
	Write-in		33,096	2.09%
Total votes			1,584,753	100.00%

Criminal Appeals place 1

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Richard Minor, incumbent Court of Criminal Appeals judge (2019–present)^[6]

General election

Results

2024 Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 1 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Minor (incumbent)	1,547,401	97.90%
	Write-in		33,207	2.10%
Total votes			1,580,608	100.00%

Criminal Appeals place 2

Incumbent judge Chris McCool decided not to seek re-election and instead ran for associate justice on the Alabama Supreme Court.^[7]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Rich Anderson, attorney^[8]

Eliminated in primary

Thomas Govan, prosecutor^[9]

Results

Republican primary^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rich Anderson	260,934	55.35
	Republican	Thomas Govan	210,515	44.65
Total votes			471,448	100.00

General election

Endorsements

Rich Anderson

Organizations

ProgressPAC^[11]

Results

2024 Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rich Anderson	1,546,549	97.91%
	Write-in		32,940	2.09%
Total votes			1,579,489	100.00%

Criminal Appeals place 3

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Bill Cole, incumbent Court of Criminal Appeals judge (2019–present)^[12]

General election

Results

2024 Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Cole (incumbent)	1,547,520	97.93%
	Write-in		32,746	2.07%
Total votes			1,580,266	100.00%

References

^ "AFA endorses Christy Edwards for Alabama Court of Civil Appeals". Alabama Political Reporter. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
^ "Forestry endorses Chad Hanson for Alabama Court of Civil Appeals". Yellowhammer News. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
^ "Alabama Super Tuesday 2024: Here's what Birmingham voters need to know". AL.com. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
^ "RepublicanPartyOfficial-2024PrimaryResult-Amended.xlsx". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
^ "Most Republican appellate court incumbents win without an opponent as Democrats concede state appellate courts to the GOP". Alabama Today. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
^ "Forestry Association endorses Richard Minor for Court of Criminal Appeals". Alabama Political Reporter. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
^ Cason, Mike (18 January 2023). "Republican Criminal Appeals Judge Chris McCool announces run for Alabama Supreme Court". AL.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Rich Anderson seeking seat on Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals". Alabama Political Reporter. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
^ "Thomas Govan seeking open seat for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2". WTVY News 4. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
^ "RepublicanPartyOfficial-2024PrimaryResult-Amended.xlsx" (XLSX). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
^ "BCA endorses Rich Anderson for Court of Criminal Appeals". Alabama Political Reporter. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
^ "Alabama Forestry Association endorses Bill Cole for Court of Criminal Appeals". Alabama Political Reporter. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

[1] "AFA endorses Christy Edwards for Alabama Court of Civil Appeals". Alabama Political Reporter. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

[2] "Forestry endorses Chad Hanson for Alabama Court of Civil Appeals". Yellowhammer News. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

[3] "Alabama Super Tuesday 2024: Here's what Birmingham voters need to know". AL.com. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2025.

[Primary-4] "RepublicanPartyOfficial-2024PrimaryResult-Amended.xlsx". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

[5] "Most Republican appellate court incumbents win without an opponent as Democrats concede state appellate courts to the GOP". Alabama Today. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

[6] "Forestry Association endorses Richard Minor for Court of Criminal Appeals". Alabama Political Reporter. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

[7] Cason, Mike (18 January 2023). "Republican Criminal Appeals Judge Chris McCool announces run for Alabama Supreme Court". AL.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[8] "Rich Anderson seeking seat on Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals". Alabama Political Reporter. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

[9] "Thomas Govan seeking open seat for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2". WTVY News 4. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

[10] "RepublicanPartyOfficial-2024PrimaryResult-Amended.xlsx" (XLSX). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

[11] "BCA endorses Rich Anderson for Court of Criminal Appeals". Alabama Political Reporter. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2025.

[12] "Alabama Forestry Association endorses Bill Cole for Court of Criminal Appeals". Alabama Political Reporter. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

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