Charles Malone
Prior offices
Alabama 6th Judicial Circuit
Charles R. “Chuck” Malone was a judge of Circuit 6 in Alabama. He was sworn in on February 6, 2013.[1] He ran unopposed for re-election in 2014 to a six-year term.[2] Malone retired from the court on February 29, 2016.[3]
Prior to being appointed to the Circuit 6 in Alabama, Malone was the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. He was appointed by Governor Robert Bentley in August 2011. He lost election to a full term in 2012 and retired from the court in January of 2013.[4][5][6][7][8]
Elections
2014
See also: Alabama judicial elections, 2014
Malone ran for re-election to the 6th Circuit Court.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[2]
2012
Malone ran for election to the Alabama Supreme Court in 2012. He was defeated in the Republican primary on March 13, receiving 24.5 percent of the vote.[4]
- See also: Alabama judicial elections, 2012
Platform
Malone has made court funding the central tenet of his campaign. He is requesting an addition $17 million for the state judiciary, and believes that his relationship with the governor and experience in government make him the ideal candidate to obtain this.[9]
Endorsements
Campaign finance
To access Malone's campaign finance reports, visit: Alabama Secretary of State, Government Records, Charles R. Malone
Campaign ad
Charles Malone's 2012 Campaign ad
|
Education
Malone received his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama and his J.D. degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University.[10]
Career
Malone was admitted to the practice of law on September 25, 1981. He was in private practice from 1984 to 2001. In 2001, he became a judge on the Circuit 6 Court, where he served until becoming chief of staff for Governor Robert Bentley in January 2011. In August 2011, Bentley appointed Malone to serve as Chief Justice on the Alabama Supreme Court, and he retired from the court in January 2013.[11][6][12][13] On February 6, 2013, Malone was appointed judge of Circuit 6 in Alabama.[14]
Awards and associations
Associations
- Adjunct Professor, University of Alabama School of Law
- Adjunct Professor, University of Alabama School of Commerce and Business
- Guest Instructor, Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission Law Enforcement Academy
- Former Member, West Alabama Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center, Volunteer Steering Committee
- Coach, YMCA Little League
- Deacon, First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa
- Former Director, First Baptist Church Foundation[8]
Political ideology
- See also: Political ideology of State Supreme Court Justices
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Malone received a campaign finance score of 1.04, indicating a conservative ideological leaning. This was more conservative than the average score of 0.79 that justices received in Alabama.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[15]
See also
External links
- ↑ TuscaloosaNews.com, "Malone appointed circuit judge," February 6, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ALGOP.org, "2014 Qualified State Republican Candidates - Circuit Judge," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ Tuscaloosa News, "Judge Chuck Malone retires from Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court," March 13, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Alabama Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election Results - Unofficial," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Montgomery Advertiser, "Malone announces bid for chief justice," September 1, 2011
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Office of the Alabama Governor, Press Release: "Governor Bentley Appoints Chuck Malone Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court," August 1, 2011
- ↑ The Republic, "Biographical information on newly appointed Supreme Court Chief Justice Chuck Malone," August 1, 2011
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Alabama Judicial System, "Judge Malone," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ TuscaloosaNews.com, "Chief justice wants more for courts," February 19, 2012
- ↑ University of Alabama School of Law, "Charles Malone," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Alabama State Bar: Judge Malone profile
- ↑ Alabama State Bar, "Circuit 6 officials and contact information," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ TuscaloosaNews.com, "Bentley taps local judge as chief of staff," December 17, 2010
- ↑ TuscaloosaNews.com, "Malone appointed circuit judge," February 6, 2013
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
