Candidate
AshLeigh Meyer Dunham
DemocratJuvenile court referee, Jefferson County; attorney, Magic City Fertility Law
AshLeigh Meyer Dunham is a Birmingham area attorney who serves as a referee in Jefferson County's juvenile court and owns a law practice focused on assisted reproduction and family law23. A Huntsville native4, she earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama in 2007 and her law degree from Samford University's Cumberland School of Law in 20101. She is the Democratic nominee for Supreme Court Place 8 against Republican incumbent Greg Shaw56.
- Senior trial referee, Jefferson County Juvenile Court, Bessemer Division; also identified as a Jefferson County attorney23
- Owner, Magic City Fertility Law, a practice focused on assisted reproduction and family law24
- Author of an Alabama Lawyer article on Alabama assisted reproduction law (2020); co-director of the Alabama State Bar's annual family law conference; former Family Law Section board member2
- B.A., University of Alabama, 2007; J.D., Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, 20101
- Not a sitting judge. She announced her campaign for the Democratic nomination in June 20253 and is on the November 3, 2026 ballot as the Democratic nominee for Place 85.
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- AshLeigh Meyer DunhamBallotpedia
- AshLeigh Dunham is running for the Alabama Supreme CourtAlabama Gazette
- CAMPAIGN 2026: AshLeigh Dunham running as a Democrat for Alabama Supreme CourtWAKA 8
- About AshLeigh (campaign site)AshLeigh Dunham for Alabama Supreme Court
- Jefferson County official sample ballot, General and Constitutional Amendment Election, November 3, 2026Alabama Secretary of State
- Fertility lawyer AshLeigh Dunham wants the state Supreme Court to represent AlabamaAlabama Political Reporter
- Disciplinary History, Office of General CounselAlabama State Bar