Gov. Ivey appoints Mendheim to vacant AL Supreme Court position

Matt Boster

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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Jan 19 2018 1:08 PM

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - Gov. Kay Ivey has appointed a Dothan circuit judge to fill the vacancy on Alabama's Supreme Court bench created by the resignation of Justice Glenn Murdock.

Ivey named Circuit Judge Brad Mendheim to the position, effect Jan. 23. Her office released this statement about Mendheim in announcing her decision:

“In appointing someone to serve on the Alabama Supreme Court, it is imperative to appoint someone with impeccable legal credentials and with unquestioned character and integrity – Judge Brad Mendheim exceeds those requirements. With more than 17 years of judicial experience, Judge Mendheim will bring the valuable knowledge of a trial judge to the highest court in our state. As an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, I know Judge Mendheim will follow the law and serve with honor.”

Since 2008, Judge Brady (Brad) E. Mendheim, Jr. has served as a Circuit Judge on the 20th Judicial Circuit (Houston and Henry Counties). He served as Houston County District Judge from 2001 to 2008. During his time on the bench, Judge Mendheim has presided over more than 300 jury trials. He has been appointed to hear over 250 cases in more than 35 Alabama counties by every Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice since 2001 and has been recognized annually for accepting more special assignments than any other judge in the state.

Judge Mendheim was appointed by the Alabama Supreme Court to serve on the Rules of Civil Procedure Committee and has been appointed by the Chief Justice to serve on the Weighted Caseload Committee, the Chief Justice’s Judicial Reallocation Task Force and the statewide Committee on Drug Courts. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Southeast Alabama Child Advocacy Center.

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