In 1895, the Court of Special Sessions was re-organized, legislating out of office the six incumbent justices.
For the first time in its history, Alabama's judicial discipline panel has filed charges against an incumbent justice of the State Supreme Court.
Another candidate, Harold See, ran against Mark Kennedy, an incumbent Democratic justice and the son-in-law of George Wallace.
The website also includes biographical information of both incumbent and historical justices of the Court and advocates who have argued before the court.
He unseated an aging incumbent justice.
Business groups had declared the election of the incumbent justices a priority, while unions and trial lawyers had begun gathering a war chest for the Democrats.
Most review programs invite incumbent and retired justices and high ranking public officials both as a marketing tool and as a program innovation.
The Judicial Selection Commission can opt to retain incumbent justices for additional ten-year terms.
Meanwhile, the incumbent justices return to confront several important cases.
On April 1, 2008, Gableman defeated Butler 51% to 49%, making him the first candidate since 1967 to defeat an incumbent justice.
