Terry L. Butts

Terry Lucas Butts (born February 15, 1944) is an American lawyer, politician, and judge who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1994 to 1998.

Early life, education, and career Born in Patsburg, Crenshaw County, Alabama, to Ezra Lucas Butts and Nata Watson Butts, Butts received a B.A. from Troy University, followed by a J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1968. He engaged in private practice for eight years. He was the first person from Crenshaw County to serve on the court.

Butts retired from the court in 1998, In 2017, it was speculated that Butts might run for a seat in the state senate, though this did not materialize. In 2023, the Troy University Alumni Association announced that Butts would serve as legal counsel to its board of directors.

Personal life Butts married his wife Suzanne, with whom he had two children.