James N. Bloodworth

James Nelson Bloodworth (January 21, 1921 – December 28, 1980) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1968 to 1980.

Early life, education, and career Born in Decatur, Alabama, Bloodworth received a B.S. from the University of Alabama School of Commerce and Business Administration in 1942, and entered the United States Army the following year, serving in World War II. He received an LL.B. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1947. He was reelected to a full term in 1970, and again in 1976, but retired from the bench in September 1980 due to health problems.

Personal life and death James Nelson Bloodworth married Jean Gregg of Decatur, with whom he had three daughters, all of whom survived him.

Bloodworth died three months later in a hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, at the age of 59.