The terms of two Alabama Supreme Court justices, Kelli Wise (R) and Michael Bolin (R), are due to end on January 15, 2023. On May 24, 2022, a Republican primary will be held for Place 5, between Greg Cook and Debra Jones. On November 8, 2022, the winner of the Republican primary will face Democratic nominee Anita Kelly in a general election. For Place 6, Kelli Wise will run unopposed in the general election in November.
Kantar Media/CMAG: Estimated Total TV Spending: $878,470*
- Estimated spending by Greg Cook: $438,080
- Estimated spending by Debra Jones: $434,660
- Estimated spending by Anita Kelly: $5,730
*Spending figures last updated November 7, 2022.
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November 1 – AL Kelly Legacy
In this ad, a voiceover says, “with 18 years of experience on the bench, Judge Kelly will be the kind of fair, impartial, and objective justice we need on our state’s highest court- one that represents all of us.”
Sponsor: Anita Kelly
Estimated Spending: $2,460
October 31 – AL Kelly Experience
In this ad, a voiceover says, “with 18 years of experience on the bench, Judge Kelly will be the kind of fair, impartial, and objective justice we need on our state’s highest court- one that represents all of us.”
Sponsor: Anita Kelly
Estimated Spending: $3,270
April 26 – AL Cook Baseball
In this ad, Greg Cook says that if elected judge, he would “call balls and strikes instead of legislating from the bench” and that he “fought voter fraud” as an attorney for the Alabama Republican Party.
Sponsor: Greg Cook
Estimated Spending: $91,480
May 10 – AL Cook Alabama Values
In this ad, a voiceover says, “the woke mob attacks our Alabama values” and “the woke mob won’t like Greg Cook, but that’s why we need him.”
Sponsor: Greg Cook
Estimated Spending: $216,480
May 10 – AL Cook Stands Out
In this ad, a voiceover says “Greg Cook stands out in the race for Alabama Supreme Court because Greg Cook believes judges should apply the law as written, not legislate from the bench. And Greg Cook is the candidate with a track record of defending voting rights and ensuring fair elections.”
Sponsor: Greg Cook
Estimated Spending: $64,020
May 11 – AL Jones Pro-Trump Conservative Fighter
In this ad, Debra Jones shoots at a gun at a target and says she once sentenced someone to 1,008 years in prison “because the liberals wouldn’t let me put him under the jail.”
Sponsor: Debra Jones
Estimated Spending: $315,380
May 17 – AL Jones Flaming Liberals
This ad says, “Judge Debra Jones: a real Alabama conservative, just like you” and points out that Greg Cook “went to a liberal law school in Massachusetts”
Sponsor: Debra Jones
Estimated Spending: $119,280
May 17 – AL Cook Common Sense
This ad says, “As judge, Jones’s rulings were reversed in over 80 percent of the reported written opinions of higher courts, but on the Supreme Court, her rulings would be final.”
Sponsor: Greg Cook
Estimated Spending: $66,100
