William C. Thompson (Alabama judge)

{{short description|American judge}}

{{other people|William Thompson}}

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| office = Presiding Judge of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals

| term_start = 2007

| term_end = February 1, 2024

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| successor = Terry A. Moore

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| term_start1 = 1996

| term_end1 = February 1, 2024

| successor1 = Bill Lewis

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| education = University of Alabama B.A.
Cumberland School of Law J.D.

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William Cooper Thompson (born January 1962) is a former presiding judge of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. He was first elected to the court in November 1996. At the time of his retirement in 2024 he was the longest tenured Judge in Alabama among all three of the state's statewide elected courts.