Katrina Ross

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Katrina Ross is a judge of the Jefferson County District Court Place 6 in Alabama. She assumed office in 2007. Her current term ends on January 20, 2025.

Ross (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Jefferson County District Court Place 6 in Alabama. She won in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Biography

Ross earned her law degree from Miles College of Law.^[1] Ross was admitted to the practice of law on May 5, 2000.^[1]

Elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2018)

General election

General election for Jefferson County District Court Place 6

Incumbent Katrina Ross won election in the general election for Jefferson County District Court Place 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katrina Ross (D)	97.4	154,976
		Other/Write-in votes	2.6	4,098

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Jefferson County District Court Place 6

Incumbent Katrina Ross advanced from the Democratic primary for Jefferson County District Court Place 6 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Katrina Ross

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2012

See also: Alabama judicial elections, 2012 - District Courts

Ross defeated Gloria Bahakel in the general election on November 6, winning 54.42% of the vote.^{[2] [3]}

Birmingham Bar Association ratings

In October, the Birmingham Bar Association compiled results of its Judicial Primary Qualifications Poll. 687 members of the association participated in the poll, though all members did not participate in each evaluation. Below are the candidate's results.^[4]

• Highly Qualified: 39%
• Qualified: 20%
• Not Qualified: 6%
• Unknown: 35%

Selection method

See also: Partisan elections

There are 98 judgeships on the Alabama District Courts, each elected to six-year terms. The elections for this court are partisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must have been licensed to practice law for three years.^[5]

See also

• Courts in Alabama
• Local trial court judicial elections, 2018
• Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2018)

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Footnotes