Sarah Stewart wins Republican nomination for Alabama chief justice

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Supreme Court Justice Sarah Stewart, who was part of a court majority that ruled frozen embryos are considered children under a state law, has won the Republican nomination for Alabama chief justice. Stewart defeated Bryan Taylor, a former state senator and legal adviser to two governors, to secure the GOP nomination. She will face Circuit Judge Greg Griffin, a Democrat from Montgomery, in November. Retiring Chief Justice Tom Parker drew national attention after quoting the Bible in his concurring opinion supporting legal protections for embryos. The current chief justice cannot run again because Alabama law prohibits judges from being elected or appointed after age 70.