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Jimmy B. Pool
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Jimmy B. Pool is a judge of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama in Montgomery County. Pool was elected unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2018. He assumed office to a six-year term on January 20, 2019. Pool is one of six general jurisdiction judges, handling all civil and criminal cases in Montgomery County.
Pool was a judge of the Montgomery County District Court in Alabama.[1] He was elected to Place 1 on this court in November 2008, and he took office in January 2009.[2] He ran unopposed for re-election in 2014.[3]
Elections
2014
See also: Alabama judicial elections, 2014
Pool ran for re-election to the Montgomery County District Court.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Education
Pool received his B.S. degree in finance from Auburn University in 1971 and his J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1974.[2]
Career
- 2009-2021: Judge, Montgomery County District Court
- 1981-2009: Attorney in private practice
- 1974-1980: Assistant district attorney, Montgomery County
- 1978-1980: Chief deputy district attorney[2]
Awards and associations
- Pro Bono Award
- Al Sansone Service Award
- Charles Langford Statesman Award
- Howell Heflin Award
- Treasurer, District Judges Association of Alabama
- Past president, Montgomery County Bar Association
- Past president, Montgomery County Association for Justice
- First vice-president, Alabama Association for Justice[2]
- 2020 Award for Service to the Montgomery County Bar Association
Approach to the law
Judge Pool describes his judicial philosophy as follows:
| “ | To provide swift, fair, and unbiased justice. I have a desire to establish a meaningful DUI Court that will substantially reduce repeat DUI offenders by engaging the offenders in an intense rehabilitation program.[2][4] | ” |
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Alabama State Bar, "Montgomery County officials," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Per information submitted to Judgepedia on August 22, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Alabama Democratic Party, "Certification of Democratic Candidates For the Democratic Primary Election," March 19, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama
State courts:
Alabama Supreme Court • Alabama Court of Civil Appeals • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals • Alabama Circuit Courts • Alabama District Courts • Alabama Juvenile Courts • Alabama Municipal Courts • Alabama Probate Courts • Alabama Small Claims Courts
State resources:
Courts in Alabama • Alabama judicial elections • Judicial selection in Alabama