Grant Blackburn on Monday announced his candidacy for Baldwin County District Court judge, saying he is running to continue a long family tradition of public service and to bring “experience, fairness and a deep commitment to Baldwin County to the District Bench.”
“I am seeking your support for my election to the District Bench because I believe it is the best way that I can serve the people of Baldwin County and contribute to the place I have always called home,” Blackburn said.
Blackburn’s family has served Baldwin County for more than a century. His twice-great-grandfather, Joe Blackburn, served on the commission tasked with building the Baldwin County Courthouse in Bay Minette in 1901. His grandfather, J.B. Blackburn, began practicing law in Bay Minette in the 1920s and continued until his death in 1989. Blackburn’s father later opened his law practice in the same office in the early 1990s…