William Thompson (Alabama)

William Thompson

Republican Party

Alabama Court of Civil Appeals

Tenure

1996 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

University of Alabama

Law

Cumberland School of Law

Contact

Official website

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William Thompson (Republican Party) is a judge of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. He assumed office in 1996. His current term ends on January 18, 2027.

Thompson (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

## Contents

* 1 Education
* 2 Career
* 3 Elections
* 3.1 2020
* 3.2 2014
* 3.3 2008
* 4 Campaign themes
* 4.1 2020
* 5 See also
* 6 External links
* 7 Footnotes

## Education[edit]

Thompson received his B.A. from the University of Alabama and his J.D. from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University.[1]

## Career[edit]

Thompson previously worked in private practice and served as assistant legal advisor to former Governor Harold Guy Hunt.[1]

## Elections[edit]

### 2020[edit]

See also: Alabama intermediate appellate court elections, 2020

General election

##### General election for Alabama Court of Civil Appeals

Incumbent William Thompson won election in the general election for Alabama Court of Civil Appeals on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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| William Thompson (R)  |

97.7

| 1,546,671
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

2.3

| 36,484

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 1,583,155

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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent William Thompson advanced from the Republican primary for Alabama Court of Civil Appeals.

### 2014[edit]

See also: Alabama judicial elections, 2014
Thompson ran for re-election to the Court of Civil Appeals.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014. [2]

### 2008[edit]

Thompson won re-election to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals in 2008, winning 1,098,444 votes in the statewide election versus 871,501 for his opponent, Kimberly Drake.[3]

## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2020[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alabama Judicial System Online, "William C. Thompson," accessed September 30, 2014
2. ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Sample Ballot," accessed August 24, 2015
3. ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Certified 2008 General Election Results," November 28, 2012

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