Alisa Kelli Wise (born December 14, 1962) is an

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of the

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Education

Wise is a graduate of

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and the

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in Montgomery, Alabama. She later earned a

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from

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Judicial career

She previously served on the

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, to which she was first elected in 2000. Upon taking office in 2001, she became the youngest woman to ever serve on an Alabama

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. Re-elected in 2006, she resigned from the appellate court upon her election to the Alabama Supreme Court. She was first elected as a

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in 2010 to the Alabama Supreme Court, and re-elected in 2016.

Personal life

She and her husband, retired District Judge Arthur Ray, have one daughter.

References

External links

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Biography at Vote Smart
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