Associate Justice
James Allen Main
2011 - Present
Court of Criminal Appeals
2009 - 2011
Appellate Courts
Supreme Court of Alabama
Justice Main
James Allen (Jim) Main currently serves as Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama. He previously served as Judge on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.
During Governor Bob Riley's administration (2004-2009), he served as Director of Finance for the State of Alabama. Prior to becoming Finance Director in 2004, Main served as Senior Counsel to Gov. Riley and Chief of Staff and Legal Advisor to Gov. Fob James. Other public service includes terms as Anniston City Attorney, Lineville City Judge and City Attorney for Oxford, Alabama.
Main was in private law practice in Anniston (beginning in 1972) and Montgomery (beginning in 1989). During the active practice of law, he handled numerous precedent-setting cases before the Alabama Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court.
Judge Main is a member of a number of professional organizations including the Alabama Bar Association, presently serves as a founding Fellow of the Alabama Law Foundation, past-President of the American Pharmacists Association, past-Chairman of the Dean's Counsel for the Auburn School of Pharmacy and a past member of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. He is actively involved in his local church and has served as Sunday school teacher, deacon and short-term missionary.
Judge Main has received numerous awards, including the Parke Davis Leadership Award; the Bowl of Hygeia (pronounced Hi-jé-a), the most widely recognized international symbol for the profession of pharmacy today; the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Auburn University School of Pharmacy; and the President's Award from the American Society of Pharmacy and Law. He has long served on various local and state boards and commissions and was named Outstanding Young Man of Anniston in 1975 for his contribution to the community.
He has been married to Gale for 45 years, is the father of Jay Main, Saxon Main and Ashley Parker and the proud grandfather of Mary Katherine, Mac, MacLeod, Tom and James Walker.
Judge Main received a bachelor of science (B.S.) degree in pharmacy from Auburn University and a juris doctorate (JD) degree from the University of Alabama.