Alabama general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for District Court Judge, Jefferson County, Place No. 1 in 2026?

Here are the candidates for District Court Judge, Jefferson County, Place No. 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in District Court Judge.

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Martha Reeves Cook

Democrat · Incumbent

District Judge, Jefferson County District Court, Civil Division (Place 1)

Martha Reeves Cook was appointed District Court Judge, Place 1, in March 2019 to fill the remaining term of retiring Judge John Amari, and she won a full term in November 2020¹². Before the bench she practiced civil law for more than 20 years and ran her own mediation and law practice¹. She is unopposed for Place 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot³.

District Judge, Jefferson County District Court, Place 1 (civil division), since March 2019¹⁴
Civil litigator for more than 20 years representing individuals and businesses; later ran her own mediation and law practice handling real estate, family, consumer and personal injury matters¹
B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman's College; J.D., Cumberland School of Law¹
Appointed in March 2019 to fill the remainder of Judge John Amari's term after his January 2019 retirement¹; elected to a full term in the November 3, 2020 general election, running without a major party opponent².

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