TWIN DISTRICT COURT SHANTA OWENS AND SHERA GRANT IN ALABAMA

FEELING REBLOGGY 

Shanta Owens has been a District Court Judge since her election in 2008. [In November] she won a second term and is up for re-election in 2020...

Now Shera too is a district court judge after Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley on Friday appointed her to fill the seat of Jack Lowther.

• "I'm just overwhelmed overjoyed. ... I think this is a wonderful opportunity to serve the citizens of this county," she said. 

Grant starts her new job today, Jan 25 2017 

Shera and Shanta

Owens and Grant were raised by a single mom, Loretta Bitten, who has worked as a librarian at the Birmingham Library since they were 9 years old. Their father had died when they were young.

~www.al.com

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