James Allen Main
| James Allen Main | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| Alabama Supreme Court | |
| Title: | Justice |
| Position: | Place 4 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Gov. Bob Riley |
| Active: | 2011-2018 |
| Preceded by: | Champ Lyons |
| Past post: | Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Judge |
| Past term: | May 2009-January 2011 |
| Personal History | |
| Party: | Republican |
| Bachelors: | Auburn University |
| Law School: | University of Alabama |
| Candidate 2012: | |
| Candidate for: | Supreme Court |
| State: | Alabama |
| Election information 2012: | |
| Incumbent: | Yes |
| Primary date: | March 13, 2012 |
| Election date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Election vote: | 98.13% |
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James Allen "Jim" Main is an associate justice on the Alabama Supreme Court. He was appointed to the court by Governor Bob Riley on January 14, 2011 and his current term expires in 2018.[1] [2]
Education
Judge Main earned his undergraduate degree in pharmacy from Auburn University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama.[3][4]
Career
After his admission the the Alabama State Bar, Main went in to private law practice in Anniston in 1972. He then moved his practice to Montgomery in 1989. He then served as the City Attorney for Oxford, Alabama. Following that position he served as the Lineville City Judge. Main has also served as the Senior Counsel to Governor Bob Riley and Chief of Staff and Legal Adviser to Governor Fob James. He then served as the Director of Finance for the State of Alabama. He was then elected to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeal where he served until January of 2011. On January 14, 2011 Governor Bob Riley appointed Main to the Alabama Supreme Court, a position which he currently serves.[3][4]
Awards and Associations
Awards
- Parke Davis Leadership Award
- Bowl of Hygeia Award
- Distinguished Alumnus Award, Auburn University School of Pharmacy
- President’s Award, American Society of Pharmacy and Law
- Outstanding Young Man of Anniston, 1975
Associations
- Member, Alabama Bar Association
- Founding Fellow, Alabama Law Foundation
- Past President, American Pharmacists Association
- Past Chairman, Dean's Counsel for the Auburn School of Pharmacy
- Past Member, Alabama Commission on Higher Education
Elections
2012 election
In November 2011, Main announced his intention to seek a full term on the bench in the 2012 judicial elections. [5] He ran unopposed and was re-elected on Nov. 6, 2012.[6][7]
- See also: Alabama judicial elections, 2012
2010 election
- Main article: Alabama judicial elections, 2010
Main kept his seat on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals in the 2010 election.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ AL.com, "Champ Lyons resigns from Alabama Supreme Court; Jim Main named to bench," January 14, 2011
- ↑ "Governor Riley Appoints Finance Director James Allen Main to Court of Criminal Appeals", Press Release, May 08, 2009
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Biography of Judge Allen Main
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Alabama Supreme Court Biography of James Main
- ↑ The Republic, "Justice Jim Main to seek election to full term on Alabama Supreme Court," November 10, 2011
- ↑ Alabama Republican Party, List of Federal and Statewide Candidates
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, Certified 2012 General Election Results
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Roy Moore • Lyn Stuart • Michael Bolin • Tom Parker • Glenn Murdock • Greg Shaw • Kelli Wise • Tommy Bryan • James Allen Main • | ||
| Former | Sue Bell Cobb • Drayton Nabers, Jr. • Perry Hooper • Harold See • Champ Lyons • Thomas Woodall • Patricia Smith • Ernest C. Hornsby • C. C. Torbert, Jr. • Howell Heflin • Richard Wilde Walker • Charles Malone • John C. Anderson (Alabama) • | ||
