Gregory Carl Cook is an American lawyer from Alabama who has served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama since 2023.
Education
Cook received a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University, magna cum laude in 1984, while attending on an ROTC scholarship, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, magna cum laude, in 1991 where he was an editor on the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy.
Career
After graduating law school, Cook moved back to Birmingham to practice law. He is also a United States Air Force veteran, reaching the rank of Captain. Cook was a partner with the law firm Balch & Bingham for 30 years. In 2000, Cook served as a volunteer attorney for the Bush v. Gore legal battle in Florida, where he supervised the hand recounting of hanging-chad ballots.
Political involvement
Cook served on the Jefferson County Republican Steering Committee, Executive Committee, and as legal counsel to the Jefferson County GOP. For 15 years, Cook served with the Alabama Republican Party, including four years as general counsel.
Alabama Supreme Court
In 2021, Cook announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination to a seat on the Supreme Court of Alabama. Cook ran to replace retiring Justice Michael F. Bolin and faced Circuit Judge Debra Jones in the primary. Cook went on to win the primary with 54.3% of the vote. Cook then won the November 8, 2022, general election, receiving 67.4% of the vote. Cook's investiture ceremony, where he took his oath of office, was held on January 13, 2023. Cook formally took office on January 17, 2023.
Personal life
Cook has been married to his wife Kimberly B. Cook since 1988. They have three children. He has been a member of Dawson Baptist Church since 1991, where he is an ordained deacon.
Election Results
References
External links
Alabama Judicial System biography
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American lawyers 21st-century American lawyers Alabama lawyers Alabama Republicans Baptists from Alabama Duke University alumni Harvard Law School alumni United States Air Force officers