Mary Baschab-Haslacker for Colbert County District Judge

 

Mary Baschab-Haslacker, Muscle Shoals attorney, announces her qualification to seek Republican Nomination for Colbert County District Judge The People’s Candidate, Mary Baschab-Haslacker, has qualified to seek the Republican Party nomination for Colbert County District Judge. “I am running for District Judge because the people deserve a judge who is honest, efficient, innovative, impartial, accessible, and dedicated to the rule of the law. So many people feel disenchanted and hopeless about their government. They need new leaders they can trust and believe in to put them first and to protect and uphold the Constitution,” said Baschab-Haslacker. 

“My upbringing, education, and work experience have made me prudent, even-tempered, and judicious. I expect every person to act in a way that promotes respect for the law, the values of our Country, and the rights given us by God. I have strong faith, respect for life and the family, and an ethic of work, personal responsibility, and commitment to service. I will bring the energy and passion to ensure the Court works for the people of Colbert County. I pledge that as District Judge I will run the court efficiently and effectively, relying solely on the law and the facts before me. That is why the people of Colbert County should pick Mary in the priMary.” 

After many years working retail, restaurants, and in boat yards, Baschab-Haslacker earned her undergraduate degree in Wilderness Leadership and Experiential Education. She met her husband of 15 years, Christopher Haslacker, in college in North Carolina and they both worked as wilderness educators. In 2011, she graduated with honors from the University of Alabama School of Law. Her first job as an attorney was working for then-Senator Jeff Session on the United States Judiciary Committee. She became a staff attorney for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, which hears all appeals from the United States District Courts in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. After she had her first of four children, she worked as law clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Inge Johnson. When Judge Johnson retired, Baschab-Haslacker served as a United States Probation Officer for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. She completed the National Training Academy, including four weeks of firearms training, and was a certified Officer Safety Instructor for the U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services. 

In November of 2020, she was appointed to serve as prosecutor for the town of Leighton and Town Attorney for the towns of Cherokee and Leighton. In February of 2021, she opened a law office in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where she has a successful general practice of law. 

Baschab-Haslacker has deep family roots in Colbert County through her ancestors the Gaissers from Cherokee. As a woman with deep Christian faith, she prioritizes serving her family and her community. She comes from a family tradition of strong Republican values-patriotism and service to country and community. Her father Roger Baschab is a retired US Air Force officer. Her mother Judge Pamela Baschab is a retired Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals judge.

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