Linda F. Coats

Linda F. Coats
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Current Court Information:
Alabama District Courts
Title:	Judge
Position:	Madison County - Place 3
Service:
Active:	2013-2018
Preceded by:	Martha Lynn Sherrod
Personal History
Party:	Republican
Candidate 2012:
Candidate for:	Madison County District Court
State:	Alabama
Election information 2012:
Incumbent:	No
Primary date:	April 24, 2012
Primary vote:	38.6%D
Election date:	November 6, 2012
Election vote:	97.55%A

Linda F. Coats is a judge on the Madison County District Court in Alabama. She was elected to the court in 2012 and her term expires in 2018.

Education

Coats received her undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama and her J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law.

Career

Coats has spent the majority of her career in private practice. In 1999, she was appointed a Special District Judge.

Awards and associations

• President, Twickenham Republican Women

2012 election

Coats defeated Christopher M. Messervy and Donald N. Rizzardi in the Republican primary on March 13, winning 48.41% of the vote. Since no candidate won 50% of the vote, the race went to a runoff on April 24. She was defeated by Messervy in the runoff, receiving 38.6%

Coats was selected to run for the seat in the general election by the Republican Party, after her former opponent, Christopher Messervy, was disqualified. Coats was elected to the court after running unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.

See also: Alabama judicial elections, 2012 - District Courts

See also

• Alabama District Courts
• Madison County, Alabama

External links

• The Huntsville Times, "Huntsville attorney Linda Coats seeking Madison County District Court judgeship," December 8, 2011
• WAFF.com, "Complaint filed against Linda Coats seeks disqualification," June 28, 2012

References