Here is a good article about Teresa
And here is an amazing tribute to Teresa that was posted on facebook.
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Judge Teresa T. Pulliam is a retired active Circuit Judge for the State of Alabama. She grew up in Huntsville, and is a 1980 magna cum laude graduate of Birmingham Southern College. She graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1983 and began her legal career as a prosecutor in the Mobile District Attorney’s Office, moving to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office in 1986. Before taking the Circuit Court bench in 2005, she had her own private law practice for 14 years. She served close to eighteen years as a Circuit Judge in the Criminal Division of the Tenth Judicial Circuit before her retirement in January of 2023.
She has been an instructor for the National Judicial College in the area of capital murder litigation, and is regularly called on to teach the new judges in the state in this area of the law. She serves as Past President of the Alabama Circuit Judges Association and is Past President of the Birmingham Bar Foundation. She served as one of the two circuit judges statewide, appointed by the Chief Justice, working on the State’s Prison Reform Task Force. Judge Pulliam has been actively working towards prison and sentencing reform in the State of Alabama since 2008. She serves by appointment of the Circuit Judges Association on the Sentencing Commission and is the Chairman of the Alabama Supreme Court Pattern Criminal Jury Instruction Committee. She is a member of the Mayor’s Task Force on Crime in Birmingham.
Judge Pulliam is an active member of the Alabama and Birmingham Bar Associations, serving on the Executive Board of the Women’s Section, and longtime member of the Future Leaders Forum Committee. She has been honored as a Fellow of both the Birmingham and Alabama Bar Foundations
and is a recipient of the Drayton James Award awarded by the Young Lawyers Section. She is a recipient of the NAACP’s Justice Award. She was awarded the Community Impact Award by the Girl Scouts of North Alabama. Judge Pulliam is a member of the board of trustees of Children Village. She is past president of the National Alumni Association for Birmingham Southern College. She is a former member of the Board of Trustees of Living River, A Retreat on the Cahaba and an elder and past chair of the Pastor Nominating Committee at Independent Presbyterian Church. She is a graduate of both Leadership Birmingham and Leadership Alabama. Judge Pulliam is a member of the Rotary Club of Birmingham and has served on the Community Advisory Board of the Junior League of Birmingham, as a sustainer. She has been married for 38 years to Max Pulliam, a practicing attorney in Birmingham. She and Max are proud parents of, Alice Jordan Pulliam, a graduate of her parents’ alma mater, now working for Chopard in New York City.
Since her retirement, Judge Pulliam has been consulting, practicing law, and has volunteered her service as a Circuit Judge, available by appointment for special assignments. She remains active with both the Bar and in her community.
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2006 Biography
I will have been married for 20 years this August to Max Pulliam, and we have a beautiful little seven year old daughter named Alice Jordan. Last summer I was appointed to be a Circuit Judge, Criminal Division here in Jefferson County. I have loved my new position, but unfortunately must run a county wide campaign and be elected this November to keep it. I am very busy, but look forward to seeing everyone in July.
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My dear friend of more than 50 years and one of the best humans I had the privilege of ever knowing is gone much, much too soon. Judge Teresa Pulliam was the epitome of class, honor, and integrity and everything that is good in this world.- Barry Ragsdale
My heart is broken at the passing of my dear friend Teresa! Barry described her beautifully. I will add that she was kind, funny, a fierce competitor at games and loyal to everyone she loved. She was a faithful wife and loving Mother. She loved being a Judge and showed compassion for those who stood before her at court. She was all about second chances. She loved relaxing at the beach and just like our days in high school, she could stay out there all day soaking up the sun. We had deep conversations about life and the things that were important to us. I remember after my brother passed, coming home from his service and she was waiting for me in front of my Mom’s home. She had driven up to spend the afternoon with me. I can’t imagine life without her. I was so proud of her and the values she held. She loved deeply and brought so much joy to her friends. Rest in peace our beautiful Teresa. I will miss you forever. You are in Paradise now.
I love you always and forever!
Please say a prayer today for her wonderful loving family. - Michelle Gazaway
It’s with a heavy heart that I share with you that one of my BFFs I grew up with passed away today. I knew her as Teresa Tanner, but most of the world knew her as Judge Teresa Pulliam from Huntsville , Alabama. She had a very successful law career in Birmingham and Mobile. Later in life, she even presided over a case that I became involved in. Frankly, I am stunned and don’t know what to say. Prayers to us all. Rest easy ,Your Honor. - David Johnson
A great soul, so full of life, laughter, and joy.- Lauren Farrington
A true inspiration to us all - Lara Batchelder
I first met her at Camp Maranatha. I loved her laugh and feisty spirit. - Claudia Hopkins
Remember putting gum in hair in high school, she never knew it was me. Felt bad ever since and we became close friends after. Good memories of her at HHS. Rip Teresa! = Stephen Parker
