MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WDNews) – Governor Kay Ivey announced Monday that longtime legal advisor Will Parker has been appointed to the Alabama Supreme Court. Parker, who has served as the governor’s General Counsel since 2019, fills the vacancy left by Bill Lewis. Lewis was previously appointed to the state’s highest court by Governor Ivey before being tapped by President Donald Trump for a federal judgeship.
“Will Parker is the exact kind of person you want serving on the Alabama Supreme Court. He is not only highly capable and dedicated to the rule of law, but he is a truly good man with the utmost integrity,” said Governor Ivey. “He has been an outstanding General Counsel, easily explaining the complexities of the law and constitution in understandable verbiage. That will no doubt serve the Court well. While I will miss having him as General Counsel, I am thrilled for the people of Alabama, as well as for Will and his family, as he takes on this new role.”
Parker has played a key role in advancing the governor’s agenda, including legislation to ban cell phones in schools, enhance veterans’ services, provide paid parental leave for teachers, and strengthen public safety.
Will Parker“I am grateful to Governor Ivey for the opportunity to serve the people of Alabama in this new role, and I will do everything I can as a member of the Alabama Supreme Court to live up to the high standards set by her and embodied by all of Team Ivey,” said Parker. “Over her remarkable eight and a half years in office, Governor Ivey has provided steady leadership for our great state, always faithfully fulfilling her duties and serving the people. This is the example I hope to follow on the Court each and every day as I work to uphold the Constitution and preserve the rule of law.”
Before joining the Governor’s Office, Parker spent nearly a decade as Assistant Attorney General in the Constitutional Defense Division, where he defended state policies in areas such as environmental law, campaign finance, and school choice. He has argued cases before both the Alabama Supreme Court and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
A graduate of The University of Alabama School of Law, Parker began his career teaching U.S. history at a Montgomery public high school.
Governor Ivey officially swore Parker in as a justice of the Alabama Supreme Court Monday morning in her office, joined by his wife, Karen, their two sons, and his parents.
