Who is running for Circuit Court Judge, 10th Judicial Circuit, Place No. 2 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Circuit Court Judge, 10th Judicial Circuit, Place No. 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Circuit Court Judge.
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Shanta Craig Owens
Democrat · IncumbentCircuit Judge, 10th Judicial Circuit, Criminal Division (Place 2)
Shanta Craig Owens is a circuit judge in the criminal division of Jefferson County's 10th Judicial Circuit, appointed by Governor Kay Ivey in January 2019 and elected to a full term in November 2020123. She was first elected a district judge in 2008 and presided over the Birmingham Division drug court from 2009 to 2019, after working as a deputy district attorney1. She is unopposed for Place 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot4.
- Circuit Judge, 10th Judicial Circuit, Criminal Division, since January 201912
- District Judge, Jefferson County, criminal division, elected November 2008; presiding judge of the Birmingham Division drug court, January 2009 to January 20191
- Deputy District Attorney, Jefferson County District Attorney's Office, before taking the bench1
- B.S. in Computer Information Systems, Alabama State University, 1999; J.D. and Bachelor of Civil Law through the dual degree program of Louisiana State University Law and Universite d'Aix-Marseille III1
- Elected district judge in November 2008 and reelected in 201412. Appointed to Circuit Place 2 by Governor Kay Ivey in January 2019 to fill the seat previously held by Laura Petro, and elected to the seat in the November 2020 general election23.
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