August 2017 Group Watch: Alabama’s First Female Supreme Court Justice Dies
The first female member of the Alabama Supreme Court, Janie Shores, has died. Shores, who also was once considered as a potential U.S. Supreme Court nominee, died recently at her home in Baldwin County days after suffering a stroke. Shores was first elected to the state Supreme Court in 1974 as a Democrat and served until her retirement in 1999. Then-President Bill Clinton considered her for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1993, but the seat ultimately went to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A gathering for local residents was held Friday at St. James Episcopal Church in Fairhope. A memorial service was held later that day in Birmingham where she lived for more than 40 years.
