Jameria Moore: From Birmingham City Schools to Elected Probate Court Judge in Jefferson County, Alabama

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times When Jameria Moore walked into the Uptown Jazz Lounge on Tuesday evening for her election night watch party she wasn’t there to celebrate. “I’m just ready to serve,” she told a reporter. According to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election Moore received 145,125 votes or 52.74 percent to defeat Republican Joel Blankenship, 129,839 votes, or 47.19 in the race for Jefferson County Probate Court Place 2 seat and to become along with fellow lawyer, Yashiba Blanchard, one of the two first Black female judges elected to the Court in Jefferson County, Alabama. Probate courts have jurisdiction over matters dealing with wills, estates, real property, mental illness, and adoption. “I know this is history…. I’m excited to have the opportunity to serve,” said Moore, who added she was happy to be elected as the same time as Blanchard, a friend and sorority sister. “I love the fact that this is an opportunity for us as women to serve and to show how that we are qualified, and that we are ready and that we are ready to go into the probate court and be that voice and listen to our constituents, listen to those who...