Lyn Stuart at a glance
- Current role
- Former Judge
- Current assignment
- Supreme Court of Alabama
- Jurisdiction
- Alabama · State
- Judicial service
- Former
Lyn Stuart
Former Judge · Supreme Court of Alabama
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Supreme Court of Alabama, 2001-present
- “Lyn” Stuart is an American jurist who held the role of the 32nd Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court from 2017 to 2019, and was the first Republican woman to hold that office
- On May 6, 2016, she became Acting Chief Justice after Chief Justice Roy Moore’s suspension, and in April 2017 Governor Kay Ivey appointed her Chief Justice without the “acting” title.
- She was re‐elected in 2006 and 2012, serving as Senior Associate Justice
- In 1997, Governor Fob James appointed her Circuit Judge, a role she held until her election to the Alabama Supreme Court in 2000 Alabama Judicial System
- Stuart’s judicial path began in Baldwin County, Alabama, where she held the role of Assistant District Attorney (1985–1989) and was elected District Judge in 1988, re‐elected in 1994.
- Moore’s resignation, Governor Kay Ivey appointed Associate Justice Lyn Stuart to permanently lead the state’s highest court
- “To ensure a continuity of leadership and a smooth transition that keeps the ship of state steady, I have appointed Justice Lyn Stuart as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court,” Governor Ivey remarked
Education
- University of Alabama School of Law in — J.D. (1980)
- B.A. in sociology and education from Auburn University in 1977
Additional information
- She sought re‐election in 2018 but lost the Republican primary to Tom Parker.
- Born September 23, 1955, in Atmore, Alabama.
- Date of birth: 1955-09-23
- Jacquelyn L.
- Trained judges on child abuse and neglect cases through the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Alabama Judicial System.
- Past president of the Alabama Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and president of the Blue Ridge Institute for Juvenile and Family Court Judges Alabama Judicial System.
- After law school, she held a position as Assistant Attorney General under Charles Graddick and as Executive/Special Assistant Attorney General for the Alabama Department of Corrections Alabama Judicial System.
- received the Dean’s Service Award.
- Birth place: Atmore
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
Alabama Rule of Criminal Procedure 9.4 permits televising, photographing, or radio broadcasting of judicial proceedings only as provided by Alabama judicial ethics canons, law, or another court rule.
The taking of television pictures or other photographs in or of the courtroom during the progress of judicial proceedings or the radio broadcasting of judicial proceedings may be permitted as provided in Canon 3(A)(7) and (7B), Canons of Judicial Ethics, promulgated by the Alabama Supreme Court, or as otherwise may be permitted by law or other rule of court.Alabama Rule of Criminal Procedure 9.4: Televising, photographing, or radio broadcasting of judicial proceedings ↗
Sources
Identity source checked August 22, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Supreme Court of Alabama current judicial profile
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View Supreme Court of Alabama current judicial profile ↗Alabama Rule of Criminal Procedure 9.4: Televising, photographing, or radio broadcasting of judicial proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Alabama Rule of Criminal Procedure 9.4: Televising, photographing, or radio broadcasting of judicial proceedings ↗