Sarah Stewart earns endorsement of 23 district attorneys across Alabama

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February 5, 2024

Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Sarah Stewart picked up the endorsements of a group of Alabama district attorneys in her bid for Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court.

The local district attorneys endorsing Stewart include:

Keith Blackwood, Mobile
Rob Broussard, Madison
Matt Casey, Shelby
Bob Wilters, Baldwin
Hays Webb, Tuscaloosa
Lynn Hammond, Calhoun
Lyle Harmon, St Clair
Jennifer Bray, Marshall
CJ Robinson, Elmore
Chris Connolly, Lauderdale
Summer Summerford, Dekalb and Cherokee
Steve Giddens, Talladega
Andy Hamlin, Pickens, Lamar, and Fayette
James Tarbox, Coffee and Pike
Steve Billy, Escambia
Stephen Winters, Clarke, Washington and Choctaw
Hal Hughston, Colbert
Billy Adair, Walker
Scott Anderson, Morgan
Jody Willoughby, Etowah
Mike Segrest, Chambers, Macon, Randolph and Tallapoosa
Russ Goodman, Henry and Houston
Kirke Adams, Dale and Geneva counties.

“I am honored to have the support of these law enforcement leaders,” Stewart said of the twenty three endorsements. “District Attorneys are charged with keeping our communities safe and they know that I have been a trusted partner in protecting the rights of victims and delivering justice in my courtroom.”

“Our district attorneys know that my proven conservative judicial leadership is right for Alabama.”

One of the officials who endorsed Stewart for Chief Justice, Mobile County DA Keith Blackwood, spoke to her abilities as a judge and the core values she brings to the bench.

“Throughout my years of prosecuting cases in front of Judge Stewart, I saw firsthand how she was fair and fiercely followed the law,“ Mobile County DA Keith Blackwood stated. “When I prosecuted child-victim cases in front of her, I knew that if a defendant hurt a child and was convicted, Judge Stewart would sentence them to the maximum punishment that fit the circumstances.”

“Her conservative and family-focused values have continued to be the driving force in her pursuit of justice,” Blackwood added. “I would encourage everyone to vote for Justice Sarah Stewart for Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court on March 5th.”

Stewart will face former Alabama State Senator, U.S. Army lawyer and Republican Bryan Taylor on March 5, 2024 in the GOP primary.

Austen Shipley is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News.

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