Tommy Bryan Explained

Tommy Bryan
Office:	Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
Term Start:	January 11, 2013
Predecessor:	Thomas Woodall
Birth Name:	Tommy Elias Bryan
Birth Date:	16 May 1956
Party:	Republican
Education:	Troy University (BS, MS) Faulkner University (JD)

Tommy Elias Bryan^[1] (born May 16, 1956)^[2] is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama, who was first elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2018.^{[3] [4]} He was previously elected to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals in 2004 and 2010.

Education

Bryan graduated from Brantley High School in 1974. He received a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Education from Troy University. He graduated with a Juris Doctor from Jones School of Law in 1983.

Career

In 1987 Bryan became an assistant attorney general in Alabama. His position was in the Alabama environmental department. In 2005, he was sworn in for his seat as Judge on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. In 2010 was reelected for the same seat on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. In 2012 he was elected to the Supreme Court of Alabama.

Personal life

Bryan was raised by his parents Elias Daniel Bryan and Margie Spivey Bryanon the family farm in Crenshaw County, Alabama.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hon. Tommy Elias Bryan Judge Profile on Martindale.com.
2. Book: Marie T. Finn, Diana R. Irvine, Mary Lee Bliss, Gina L. Pratton, Samantha Morgan . September 2008 . The American Bench 2009: Judges of the Nation . Forster-Long . 9780931398582 .
3. Web site: Tommy Bryan . 2013-08-29.
4. Web site: Rodgers . Michael . Bryan takes seat on state Supreme Court . The Greenville Advocate . January 17, 2013.
5. Web site: Appellate Courts Supreme Court of Alabama Justice Bryan. Supreme Court of Alabama. 2013-11-15.