Alabama Appellate Courts
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Mac Parsons
Democratic Party Candidate for
Associate Justice,
Alabama Supreme Court, Place 3

General Election
November 2, 2010

Candidate Biography

The following biographical information was provided by the candidate. It is published here verbatim up to a limit of 250 words for each biographical line item.


Place of Residence:                                                                                    
5762 Parkside Pass, Hoover, Al 35244                                                                                                                                               
Family:                                                                                    
Married to Lucy Crim Parsons. Two grown daughters: Jennifer Parsons Champion, Hoover, Alabama and April Parsons Matheny, Locust Grove, Ga.                                                                                                                                               
Education:                                                                                    
Huey town High School, Jacksonville State University, Birmingham School of Law                                                                                                                                               
Occupation:                                                                                    
State Circuit Court Criminal Judge, Jefferson County, Bessemer Division                                                                                                                                               
Employer:                                                                                    
State of Alabama                                                                                                                                               
Bar Admission(s) &
Date(s) of Admission:                                                                                    
Admitted to Alabama Bar on May 4, 1976                                                                                                                                               
Legal / Judicial
Experience:                                                                                    
Began as a bailiff in the criminal courts of Jefferson County. I became an attorney in 1976. In 1978, I was elected to the Alabama State Senate. I served in the Senate until 1994. I was elected to the State Circuit Court bench in the Bessemer Division of Jefferson County in 1998 and was re-elected in 1994.

As a state senator, I served as Chairman of the Senate Education Committee, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and Head of the Jefferson County Local Delegation.                                                                                                                                               
Other Experience:                                                                                    
U. S. Army Reserve, Honorable Discharge, 1974. Served on the Board of the Birmingham Jefferson County Civic Center and the Accreditation Committee of the Southern Association Colleges and Universities.                                                                                                                                               
Honors & Awards:                                                                                    
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