Ben Graves

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Ben Graves

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Alabama 11th Judicial Circuit

Tenure

Present officeholder

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2016

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Ben Graves is the Republican judge for Place 1 on the 11 Circuit in Alabama. Graves won the general election on November 8, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: Alabama local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Alabama held general elections for local judicial offices in 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016, with a primary runoff on April 12, 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016.

General election

Ben Graves ran unopposed in the general election for the Alabama 11th Judicial Circuit Place 1 seat.

Alabama 11th Judicial Circuit (Place 1), General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Ben Graves  (unopposed)
Source: Alabama Votes, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 10, 2016

Primary election

Ben Graves defeated William Smith in the Alabama 11th Circuit Court Republican primary for Place 1.

Alabama 11th Judicial Circuit (Place 1), Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ben Graves	52.73%	8,241
William Smith	47.27%	7,389
Total Votes		15,630
Source: Alabama Votes, "Unofficial Election Night Results," March 3, 2016

Selection method

See also: Partisan elections

There are 144 judges on the Alabama Circuit Courts, each elected to six-year terms. They appear on partisan election ballots statewide and must face re-election if they wish to serve again. The chief judge of a circuit court is selected by peer vote and serves a three-year term.

Only voters residing in a particular circuit may vote for the circuit judge of that region.

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:

• licensed to practice law for at least five years;
• a resident of his or her circuit for at least one year;
• under the age of 70 at the time of election (judges who turn 70 in office may serve until their term expires)

See also

• Alabama 11th Judicial Circuit
• Alabama local trial court judicial elections, 2016

External links

• Alabama Judicial System

Footnotes

Alabama courts

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Federal courts:

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama

State courts:

Alabama Supreme Court • Alabama Court of Civil Appeals • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals • Alabama Circuit Courts • Alabama District Courts • Alabama Juvenile Courts • Alabama Municipal Courts • Alabama Probate Courts • Alabama Small Claims Courts

State resources:

Courts in Alabama • Alabama judicial elections • Judicial selection in Alabama