Trump Nominates Alabama Supreme Court Justice to Federal Bench

Trump nominates Alabama Supreme Court justice to federal bench

President Donald Trump announced Monday night that he has nominated Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Greg Cook as a federal judge.Cook, a graduate of Duke University and Harvard Law School and a former captain in the U.S. Air Force, was nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

Trump nominates Greg Cook to Northern District federal bench

Cook’s confirmation would create another Alabama Supreme Court vacancy, giving Governor Kay Ivey the power to appoint his successor.

President Trump nominates Alabama Supreme Court justice for federal judgeship

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Greg Cook has been nominated to a federal judgeship by President Trump. The president announced on the Truth Social platform that he is nominating Cook to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Cook, who is a native of Florence, was elected to the Alabama Supreme Court in 2022 after serving in private practice for more than 30 years. He i…