Judge, Alabama Court of Civil Appeals (Place 4)

Ben Bowden was appointed to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals by Governor Kay Ivey in May 2025 after serving as a circuit judge in Covington County since 2016 and as Covington County probate judge from 2008 to 2016¹²³. He is a retired Air Force Reserve colonel who began his legal career in the Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps¹. He is the Republican nominee for Place 4 and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot⁴.

• Judge, Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, since May 2025¹²
• Circuit Judge, 22nd Judicial Circuit (Covington County), Place 2, 2016 to 2025²³
• Probate Judge, Covington County, November 2008 to March 2016¹
• Attorney, Albrittons, Clifton, Alverson, Moody and Bowden, P.C., Andalusia, 1997 to 2008; municipal prosecutor for Andalusia and assistant district attorney¹
• U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps, active duty 1992 to 1997; Air Force Reserve, retired 2023 as a colonel¹
• University of Alabama (1989); J.D., University of Alabama School of Law, 1992¹
• Appointed by Governor Kay Ivey on May 21, 2025 to replace Judge Bill Lewis, who was elevated to the Supreme Court²³. He must stand for election in 2026 to keep the seat and is unopposed on the ballot⁴.