Steven Reed (judge)
Steven Reed is a probate judge in Montgomery County, Alabama.
Biography and career
Steven Reed born in Montgomery, Alabama. He received a BA from Morehouse College and an MBA from Vanderbilt University. He was a financial analyst, then changed careers and lobbied the Alabama legislature, and worked for Lieutenant Governor Jim Folsom, Jr.
Reed was elected as probate judge in 2012, the first African American in that position.[1] In February 2015 he was the first probate judge in the state of Alabama[2] who started issuing same-sex marriage licenses[1] after district judge Callie V. Granade struck the state's ban on same-sex marriage, defying Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore.[3][4] In March 2015, after a ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court, he stopped issuing them.[2]
References
- 1 2 Fausset, Richard; Perez-Pena, Richard; Wolfe, Kalyn (10 February 2015). "Federal Judge Sets Hearing in Alabama on Same-Sex Marriage". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- 1 2 Moon, Josh Rick Harmon (4 March 2015). "County Probate office won't issue same-sex marriage licenses". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ MacNeal, Caitlyn (15 February 2015). the injunction "Ala. Probate Judge Knocks Chief Justice: I'm On 'Right Side Of History'" Check
|url=value (help). Talking Points Memo. Retrieved 30 June 2015. - ↑ Edgemon, Erin (16 February 2015). "Chief Justice Roy Moore's defiance to federal government 'places Alabama a step backwards,' says Montgomery probate judge". The Birmingham News. Retrieved 30 June 2015.