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Ben Baxley

Republican · Alabama · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for District Judge, Elmore County, Place 1, Alabama

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Uphold fairness, equality and integrity while safeguarding the community
  • Strengthen families through his juvenile and family court work
Biography

Ben Baxley is the sitting District Judge of Elmore County, appointed in 2024, per the campaign site. Baxley has practiced law since 1989 after graduating from the University of Alabama School of Law, including prosecutorial roles in Tuscaloosa, DeKalb, and Cherokee counties, service as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, and a term as Chief of the Opinions Division at the Alabama Attorney General's Office, per the campaign site. Baxley presides over juvenile, small claims, and district court civil cases, per the campaign site.

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