2000 Alabama Supreme Court election
The 2000 Alabama Supreme Court election was held on November 7, 2000, to elect five justices to the Alabama Supreme Court. Primary elections were held on June 6, 2000. Justices serve six-year terms.
Chief Justice
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Roy Moore, Etowah County circuit judge.
Eliminated in primary
- Harold See, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama.
- Pam Baschab, judge of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.
- Wayne Thorn, Jefferson County circuit judge.
Declined
- Perry Hooper Sr., incumbent Chief Justice.
General election
Candidates
- Republican: Roy Moore, Etowah County circuit judge.
- Democratic: Sharon Yates, judge of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals.
Place 1
General election
Candidates
- Republican: Lyn Stuart, Baldwin County circuit judge.
- Democratic: Ralph Cook, incumbent Associate Justice.
Place 2
Place 2 was originally held by Democratic Justice Terry L. Butts, who was elected to the position in 1994. However, Butts retired from the court in 1998 to run for Attorney General, but was defeated by William H. Pryor Jr.. Republican Governor Fob James appointed Champ Lyons to succeed him on March 23, 1998.General election
Candidates
- Republican: Champ Lyons, incumbent Associate Justice.
- Libertarian: Sydney Albert 'Al' Smith, Elba lawyer.
Place 3
Place 3 was originally held by Democratic Justice Mark Kennedy, before he retired in 1999. That same year, Democratic Governor Don Siegelman appointed John H. England to fill the remainder of Kennedy's term.General election
Candidates
- Republican: Thomas A. Woodall, Jefferson County circuit judge.
- Democratic: John H. England, incumbent Associate Justice.
Place 4
Place 4 was held by Democratic Justice Alva Hugh Maddox, who chose not to seek reelection.General election
Candidates
- Republican: Robert B. Harwood Jr., Tuscaloosa County circuit judge and son of Robert B. Harwood.
- Democratic: Richard Joel Laird, Calhoun County circuit judge.