Brady E. Mendheim Jr.

Brady E. Mendheim, Jr.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
Assumed office
January 23, 2018
Appointed by Kay Ivey
Preceded by Glenn Murdock
Personal details
Education Auburn University, B.A.
Cumberland School of Law, J.D.

Brady Eutaw Mendheim Jr. is an American lawyer and judge, who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama.

Biography

Mendheim earned his Bachelor of Arts from Auburn University and his Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law. In law school, he was a member of the law review American Journal of Trial Advocacy and also served as a legal-research and writing instructor to first-year law students.[1]

Before becoming a judge in 2001, he was an assistant district attorney for the 20th Judicial Circuit for almost seven years. During that time he served on the board of directors of the Southeast Alabama Child Advocacy Center. Before becoming an assistant district attorney, he worked with a general-practice law firm in Dothan with a focus on defense in civil litigation.

He served as a circuit judge for the 20th Judicial Circuit, a position he had held since 2009. From 2001 until 2009, he served as a district judge in Houston County. From 2001 until his appointment as an Associate Justice, he was appointed specially by various Chief Justices to preside over more than 250 cases in more than 40 Alabama counties.[1]

Service on Supreme Court

Mendehim was appointed to the Supreme Court of Alabama on January 19, 2018 by Governor Kay Ivey to replace Justice Glenn Murdock who resigned. He took office on January 23, 2018[2][3]

Personal life

Mendheim's parents are the late Brady and Nancy Mendheim. He and his wife, Michelle, who is from Piedmont, Alabama, have been married for more than 23 years, and they have 3 sons.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Justice Mendheim". Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ van der Bijl, Hanno (January 22, 2018). "Ivey fills vacancy on Alabama Supreme Court". bizjournals.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Governor Ivey Appoints Circuit Judge Brad Mendheim of Dothan to the Alabama Supreme Court" (Press release). January 19, 2018.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Glenn Murdock		 Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
2018–present		 Incumbent



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