Justice William Sellers
Supreme Court of Alabama
Justice William B. Sellers was appointed by Governor Kay Ivey in May 2017 to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court of Alabama. Justice Sellers received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hillsdale College in 1985, a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Alabama in 1988, and a Masters of Laws degree in Taxation from New York University in 1989. Justice Sellers practiced law in Montgomery for 28 years. He maintained a general business practice with emphasis on taxation and business organizations and finance. A major part of Justice Sellers's practice involved tax litigation.
Justice Sellers is a member of numerous civic organizations and professional associations. In 2012, he received the President's Award for service to the Alabama Bar Association. In 2013, Governor Robert Bentley appointed Justice Sellers to the Alabama State Council on the Arts. In August 2014, Justice Sellers was elected chairman of the Fair Ballot Commission. Since 2014, he has served as the community liaison with the International Officers School at Maxwell Air Force Base. He is past president of the Rotary Club of Montgomery, past chairman of the Montgomery Area Business Committee for the Arts, chairman of the River Region United Way Campaign in 2008, and past chairman of the YMCA of Greater Montgomery. Justice Sellers was a member of the Electoral College in 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016. Justice Sellers is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Alabama, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the United States Supreme Court, the United States District Courts for the Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the United States Tax Court. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Alabama State Bar, the Montgomery County Bar Association, and the District of Columbia Bar.
