Janie Shores
Janie Ledlow Shores | |
|---|---|
Shores in 1974 | |
| Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court | |
| In office 1974–1999 | |
| Preceded by | James S. Coleman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Janie Lee Ledlow April 30, 1932 Butler County, Alabama |
| Died | August 9, 2017 (aged 85) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Fairhope, Alabama, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Occupation | judge law professor |
Janie Ledlow Shores (April 30, 1932 – August 9, 2017) was a judge on the Supreme Court of Alabama who was the first woman to ever serve on that court. Shores also was considered by President Bill Clinton in 1993 as a possible nominee to the United States Supreme Court.