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Matt Fridy (born January 17, 1976) is an American politician and lawyer. He serves as a judge on the
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals is one of two appellate courts in the Alabama judicial system. The court was established in 1969 when what had been one unitary state Court of Appeals was broken into a criminal appeals court and a civil appeals ...
and served in the
Alabama House of Representatives The Alabama House of Representatives is the lower house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature (United States), state legislature of state of Alabama. The House is composed of 105 members representing an equal number of districts, with ...
from the 73rd district from 2014 to 2020.


Education

Fridy graduated from the
University of Montevallo A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Uni ...
and received a J.D. degree from the
Cumberland School of Law The Cumberland School of Law is an American Bar Association, ABA-accredited law school at Samford University in Homewood, Alabama, United States. It was founded in 1847 at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee and is the 11th oldest law sch ...
.


Court of Civil Appeals

Fridy was elected to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals on November 3, 2020, receiving 1,524,104 votes in an uncontested race in the general election. He defeated Judge Philip Bahakel in the March 3, 2020, Republican primary with about 66% of the vote.


Personal life

Fridy suffered a massive heart attack on April 16, 2025. He recovered from the incident and released his first public statement eight days after.


References

1976 births Living people Republican Party members of the Alabama House of Representatives Alabama state court judges 21st-century American judges Cumberland School of Law alumni University of Montevallo alumni 21st-century members of the Alabama Legislature {{Alabama-state-judge-stub