Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey running for Alabama attorney general in 2026

Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey running for Alabama attorney general in 2026

BLOUNT COUNTY, Ala. —

Blount County's District Attorney is hoping to make the jump to a higher office.

On Monday, Pamela Casey confirmed with WVTM 13 that she intends to run for the position of Alabama's Attorney General next year.

Casey was first elected as the district attorney of Blount County back in 2010 at the age of 29, making history as Alabama's youngest female district attorney. She has been re-elected twice.

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Prior to her work in Blount County, Casey worked as an assistant attorney general and deputy attorney general for the Alabama Attorney General’s Office.

According to the Alabama District Attorneys Association, she is the only district attorney, the only female, and only one of two attorneys in the state who is Nationally Board Certified in Criminal Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

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If she is elected Attorney General, she would be the first woman in the state's history to hold the position.