Bill
Filmore practiced law in Ozark for
20 years and then served as District
Judge for 2 years before becoming
the Chief Assistant District
Attorney for the 33rd Judicial
Circuit. As a practicing
attorney, Bill was the youngest top
rated (AV) attorney in Martindale-Hubbell
Law Directory for Dale
County, Alabama. Bill was born
in Florence, Alabama, on July 6,
1958 and was admitted to Alabama Bar
in 1983 and soon thereafter admited
to practice in the following federal
courts: U.S. District Court,
Northern, Middle and Southern
Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court
of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Bill received his education from
Troy State University (B.S., magna
cum laude, 1980); University of
Alabama (J.D., Law Degree, 1983;
LL.M. - Masters of Law in Taxation,
1987). While in school
Bill was a member of Delta Sigma Pi,
Phi Alpha Delta, Phi Kappa Phi,
Gamma Beta Phi and the Bench and Bar
Legal Honor Society. Bill is a
member of the Christian Legal
Society. Bill is a former Special
Assistant Attorney General.
While in private practice Bill was
the only attorney in Dale County
that was a Certified Civil and
Domestic Relations Mediator
with special training in Domestic
Violence. As a private
Attorney Bill represented both the
Ozark and Daleville City Boards of
Education and served as
a member and Director of Alabama
Council of School Board Attorneys.
As an attorney Bill served as the
Prosecutor for the City of Daleville
for over 10 years. Bill served
for several years as a member of the
Supreme Court of Alabama's Standing
Committee on Alabama Rules of
Judicial Administration. Bill
is a member of the Dale County Bar
Association and served as President
for two years from 1990-1992.
While in the practice of law, Bill
was a member of the Volunteer
Lawyers Program. Bill is a member of
the Executive Committee, Dale County
Childern's Policy Council; Alabama
State Bar; Member of the Steering
Committee of the Dale County
Domestic Violence Task Force; and
Chairman, Dale County Law Library
Advisory Committee. Bill is a former
member of the American Judicature
Society and the Alabama District
Judge's Association.
Bill serves
as an Adjunct Instructor in the Criminal
Justice Program for Faulkner University and
an Adjunct Instructor in the School of
Business at Troy University, Troy.
Bill is an
active member of the Daleville
Baptist Church serving as a Deacon for
over 28 years. Bill currently serves
as Sunday School Director, Deacon, Trustee,
and Usher. Bill is a Former Chairman of
the Baccalaureate
(article
for 2005) Committee for 9 years.
Bill is the Vice-Chairman of the Dale County
Republican Party and on the State
Executive Committee from Dale County.
Bill
was
named the 2003
Man
of the Year in Daleville, Alabama.
Bill
has
coached Dixie Minor, Dixie Youth, and
American Legion Baseball for seven years.
Bill
is
President of Dale
County Sav-a-Life.
Bill
is
very active in the Lions
Club.
Bill
lives in Daleville with his wife, Angelia, who
is
the City Clerk of Daleville and a
member of the Daleville City Board of
Education; and their two sons, William
(22) who graduated in May, 2011 from Troy
University, Troy with a B.S. in Management
and a Leadership Minor and is now on
staff as a Leadership Consultant for Alpha
Tau Omega National; and Ray
(20) who is a Junior at Auburn University on
a full Army ROTC Scholarship.
