Who is running for Court of Civil Appeals Judge, Place 4 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Court of Civil Appeals Judge, Place 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for all voters in Alabama.
Judges may not promise how they would rule, so we show experience and record instead of issue positions.
Benjamin M. Bowden
Republican · IncumbentJudge, 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.
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