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Philip K. Seay


Providing Private Judging, Mediations, Alternative Dispute Resolution & Civil Litigation in St. Clair and surrounding counties.

Retired Presiding Circuit Judge Philip K. Seay began practicing law in 1992.  He served as the County Attorney, City Attorney for Pell City, Prosecutor for Pell City and Ragland.  He was elected as St. Clair County District Judge in 2005, Presiding District Court Judge in 2009, Circuit Judge in 2011 and Presiding Circuit Judge in 2013.  He was the President of the Alabama Circuit Judges Association from 2021-2023.

In 2024, Philip K. Seay was named the American Board of Trial Advocates-Alabama Trial Judge of the Year.

He is registered on the Alabama State Court Mediator Roster and Alabama State Mediator Private Judge Roster.

JUDICIAL:
  • Pell City Municipal Judge, January 2025 to present
  • Circuit Judge St. Clair County, September 2011 to January 2025
  • Presiding Circuit Judge, St. Clair County, 2013 to January 2025
  • President, Alabama Circuit Judges’ Association, 2022-2023
  • President, Alabama Association of Drug Court Professionals, (2 terms)2017 to 2021
  • District Judge St. Clair County, January 2005 to September, 2011
  • Presiding District Court Judge, January 2009 to 2011
  • American Board of Trial Advocates-Alabama Trial Judge of the Year 2024
  • Registered on the Alabama State Court Mediator Roster
  • Registered on the Alabama State Mediator Private Judge Roster
  • Dedicated Domestic Violence Court
  • Alabama Drug Court Award, 2013
  • Adult Drug Court Judge, November 2008 to present
  • Juvenile Drug Court Judge, February 2008 to September 2011
  • Veteran’s Treatment Court Judge, February 2013 to present
  • President Alabama Juvenile Judges Association, 2010-2011
  • Alabama Circuit Judges’ Association
  • Alabama Circuit Judges’ Legislative Committee, Chairman
  • Alabama Circuit Judges’ Executive Committee
  • Member Executive Board of Alabama Children’s Policy Council
  • Administrative Office of Courts Legislative Committee
  • Administrative Office of Courts Judicial Education Committee
  • By appointment of Chief Justice, member of various other committees addressing policies relevant to the Administrative Office of Courts.
  • St. Clair County Community Corrections Board

Presides over Felony Criminal Bond Hearings and Preliminary Hearings; Misdemeanor Criminal Dockets; Domestic Violence Dockets; Traffic Dockets; Juvenile Delinquency and Chins Dockets; Juvenile Drug Court; Child Support Cases; Civil District and Small Claims and Protection from Abuse cases.  Managed heaviest caseload in the state 2005-2009

Established St. Clair County’s first dedicated Domestic Violence Docket.  Two dockets each month dedicated to Domestic Violence cases only

Presides over Adult Drug Court with 152 graduates since its inception with 96.5% success rate felony
re-offenders holding Drug Court Sessions every Thursday 7:30 am

Started first Juvenile Drug Court in St. Clair County meeting every Tuesday 3:30 pm with over 20 graduates

Elected by state Juvenile Judges who are members of the Alabama Juvenile Judges Association.  Duties include developing statewide Juvenile Court Policies, legislation and sitting on many statewide Judicial Committees

Established St. Clair County’s first Community Corrections in 2009 for pre-trial and post-conviction offenders as well as prison diversions with over 1200 participants.

LEGAL:
  • Church, Seay, Lasseter and Minor, Pell City, AL   1992-2005
    • Represented civil, criminal and domestic relations defendants and plaintiffs in Circuit and District Courts in a general law practice.
    • City Attorney, Pell City 1992-2005
    • County Attorney, St. Clair County 1992-1995
    • Prosecutor City of Pell City 1992-2005
    • Prosecutor City of Ragland 1995-2005
    • Member Alabama Bar Association 1992-present
    • Member St. Clair County Bar Association 1992-present
EDUCATION:
  • Abbeville High School 1983
  • University of Alabama, B.S. Marketing 1988
  • Cumberland School of Law-Samford University J. D. 1992
MILITARY EXPERIENCE:
  • U.S. Army National Guard 1989-1992
    • 167th Support Command Birmingham
    • JAG Corps Legal Specialist
    • Basic Training – Ft. McClellan, AL 1989
    • MOS Training-Ft. Benjamin Harrison 1990
    • Operation- Feurtes Caminos, Panama 1991
FAMILY:
  • Married to wife Michele for 32 years. Two children; Thomas 27 and Margaret 24.
CHURCH:
  • Member First Baptist Church Pell City
  • Chairman and Member of the Committee on Committees 2006-2009
  • Usher
  • Bylaws Committee
COMMUNITY CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS:
  • Alabama Opioid Settlement Oversight Commission by Gubernatorial
    • Appointment 2023-2025
  • Vulcan Community Leadership Awards, Chairman Selection Committee 2013 to present
  • Dovetail Landing Board of Directors-Vice Chair
  • Leadership Alabama 2008-2009
  • Leadership St. Clair County 2009-2010
  • Leadership St. Clair County Executive Committee 2010-present
  • Leadership Pell City 2000-2001
  • President Pell City Kiwanis Club 1999
  • President Pell City Chamber of Commerce 2000-2001
  • Lakeside Hospice Board Member 1998 to Present
  • Chairman St. Clair County Republican Party (2 terms) 2000-2004
  • St. Clair County Republican Scholarship Fund Board Member 1999- present
  • Republican State Executive Committee Member 1998-2004, 2018 to present
  • Republican National Convention, Alternate-Delegate Alabama Delegation 2004
  • St. Clair County Day Program Board 2005- present
  • St. Clair County Children’s Policy Council 2005- present
  • Coosa Valley Youth Services Board Member 2005- present
  • St. Clair County Boys and Girls Club Advisory Board
  • Moody Chamber of Commerce –Charter Member
  • Moody Business Association
  • Springville Chamber of Commerce
  • St. Clair County Mayors Association
  • Pell City DARE Board
  • Jefferson State Community College Advisory Board
  • Past member of the St. Clair County Head Start Policy Council
  • Logan Martin Red Elephant Club, President 2009-2010
  • St. Clair County MRDD Board
  • Coosa Valley Elementary PTO President 2004
  • Pell City Rotary Club Member

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