On Monday, Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell resigned from the bench to launch a campaign for the Republican nomination for Alabama Attorney General in the 2026 election.

Governor Kay Ivey is expected to announce Mitchell’s replacement later this week.

Today is the first day candidates for office in 2026 can begin fundraising for the May 19, 2026 primary election after Governor Ivey enacted a measure to move the campaign start window up to accommodate local probate judges around the Memorial Day holiday.

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Other potential Republican candidates for the open seat include Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey and Katherine Robertson, longtime general counsel to current Attorney General Steve Marshall. The seat is open as Marshall is term-limited after being first elected in 2018.

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Mitchell, 48, was first elected to the Alabama Supreme Court in 2018 and began his term in January 2019. A native of Mobile, he earned his undergraduate degree from Birmingham-Southern College and his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. Prior to his judicial service, Mitchell was a partner at the Birmingham law firm Maynard, Cooper & Gale, now Maynard Nexsen.

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As of his latest year-end fundraising report, Mitchell’s campaign had $654,304.40 cash on hand, which can be purposed toward his 2026 campaign for Attorney General.