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.
Bill
is
an
active
member
of
the
Daleville
Baptist
Church serving as a Deacon for over 26 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
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 a former President and currently serves as
Vice 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 and former President
of the Daleville City
Board of Education; and their two sons, William
(21) who is a Senior at Troy Universtity, Troy and serves as SGA
President; and Ray
(19) who is a Sophomore at Auburn University on a full Army ROTC
Scholarship.
