John Amari

American judge (born 1948)

12th district (1982–1983)
15th district (1983–1998)

Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
from the 34th districtIn office
November 8, 1978 – November 3, 1982Preceded byRichard R. AndrewsSucceeded byGeorge Layton Personal detailsBorn (1948-08-07) August 7, 1948 (age 75)
Jefferson County, Alabama, U.S.Political partyRepublican (1990–2008, 2018–present)^[1]
Democratic (until 1990, 2008–2018)^[1]SpouseTerri ParkerChildren5ResidenceTrussville, AlabamaEducationUniversity of Montevallo (BS)
Samford University (JD)

John E. Amari (born August 7, 1948) is an American lawyer, politician and judge from Alabama.

Background

Born in Roebuck in Jefferson County, Alabama, he received a B.A. from the University of Montevallo, followed by a J.D. from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham.^[2]

He was elected to terms in both the Alabama House and the Alabama Senate.^[3] In 2006, he unsuccessfully sought election to the Alabama Public Service Commission,^[4] but he was elected to a seat on the Alabama District 10 Circuit Court in 2008.^[5]

He retired as a judge in 2019 and was replaced by Martha Cook.^[6]^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Judge John Amari again leaves Democrats to return to Republican party
^ Martindale-Hubbell Law Profile
^ "Amari, John". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
^ "Candidates in GOP runoff for PSC 2 question loyalty". Decatur Daily, Decatur, Alabama, July 16, 2006. Archived from the original on December 3, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
^ "The Honorable John E. Amari". 10jc.alacourt.gov. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
^ Martha Cook bio
^ Commission seeks applications for two Jefferson County judgeships

Preceded by Richard R. Andrews	Alabama State Representative from District 34 (Jefferson County) 1978–1982	Succeeded by George Layton
Preceded by Paschal P. Vacca	Alabama State Senator from District 12 (now Calhoun and St. Clair counties) 1982–1983	Succeeded by Donald G. Holmes
Preceded by Earl F. Hilliard	Alabama State Senator from District 15 (now Jefferson and Shelby counties) 1983–1998	Succeeded by Steve French
Preceded by Norman G. "Norm" Winston	Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit Court Judge 2009–	Succeeded by Incumbent