Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals

The youngest member of the court was Judge William M. Bowen, Jr., who assumed office on January 18, 1977, at the age of 29 following his election.

Michael Joiner, the Presiding Circuit Judge in Shelby County was appointed to the court on February 7, 2011, by Governor Robert J. Bentley, to fill the remainder of the term of James Allen Main.

[5] Justice Main was appointed to the Alabama Supreme Court by Governor Bob Riley in January, 2011.

District Attorney Chris McCool was appointed on November 9, 2018, to the vacancy created by the resignation of Liles C. Burke, who still had 2+1⁄2 months remaining on his term.

Due to his then pending U.S. Senate confirmation, Judge Burke did not seek renomination to his seat in the June 2018 Republican primary.

Chris McCool ran in the GOP primary for that seat and won a full six-year term with the election on November 6, 2018.