Gov. Bentley Interviews Sen. Phil Williams for Attorney General

 On Friday, Governor Robert Bentley interviewed State Senator Phil Williams (R-Rainbow City) for the Office of Alabama Attorney General.

On Thursday, Governor Bentley appointed former Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions, who was confirmed this week to serve as Attorney General of the United States.

“Jeff Sessions will be an outstanding U.S. Attorney General in President Trump’s administration. His service to Alabama as a U.S. Senator will be greatly missed,” Williams said. “Governor Bentley asked me to interview for the position of Attorney General for Alabama and this morning we had a productive discussion.”

“You need a strong, independent person in that office who will follow the letter of the law, no matter what the consequences are. The foremost duty of the Alabama Attorney General is to follow and uphold the law,” continued Williams. “That fidelity to duty and the United States Constitution has been the guiding principle of my career as a United States Army officer, a state legislator, and an attorney in private practice representing families and businesses across Alabama.”

Alice Martin, who has served as Chief Deputy Attorney General for Alabama, is interim Attorney General until Governor Bentley names a permanent replacement for Strange.

Williams is the Founder of Williams & Associates, a law firm in Gadsden that specializes in corporate defense, criminal, family, real estate, and will and estate law. In his second term in the Alabama State Senate, Williams is Chairman of the Senate Committee for Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development and Vice-Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Williams is a decorated U.S. Army veteran with two Bronze Star medals for service in Afghanistan and Iraq and currently holds the rank of Colonel as a Reserve Instructor for U.S. Special Operations Command.

“The Attorney General’s office needs someone with strong leadership skills, extensive administrative experience, and a deep knowledge of the law – and I have that, thanks to my career as an Army officer, a private practice attorney, and a State Senator,” remarked Williams. “Whether it is me or someone else, it is imperative, for the good of the state, that the Governor appoint someone whose personal integrity and commitment to the law are beyond question.”