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Gregory Cook’s Record Against Reproductive Freedom
We strongly oppose Gregory Cook, Trump's pick to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Key Takeaways
- Reproductive Freedom for All strongly opposes Gregory Cook, Trump's pick to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Reproductive Freedom for All opposes his nomination due to his extensive record of hostility toward reproductive freedom and voting rights.
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- Trump has a deeply troubling track record of nominating judges who oppose reproductive freedom, reflecting the Trump administration’s vision for courts that are hostile to the basic reproductive rights and freedoms for all.
Who is Gregory Cook?
Cook currently serves as an Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, a seat he won by election in 2022 after years of service as a Republican Party lawyer. He served as general counsel to the Alabama Republican Party from 2017 to 2021 and counsel to the Jefferson County Republican Party before that.
Cook campaigned for his seat on the Alabama Supreme Court on his opposition to reproductive freedom. In a local news interview, he characterized the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs as the Court “doing the right thing,” and pointed to Dobbs as evidence of “the importance of electing judicial conservatives.”
He has been a member of anti-reproductive freedom organizations, including the Federalist Society since 1989 and was a member of the Christian Legal Society from 2010 to 2022 (an organization that filed an amicus brief in Dobbs urging the Court to overrule precedent that protected the right to abortion, and actively opposes contraceptive access).
Dive Deeper: Gregory Cooks’s Anti-Repro Record
Opposition to Reproductive Freedom
While campaigning for an Alabama Supreme Court seat, Cook publicized his anti-reproductive freedom views in a local news outlet. He characterized the Dobbs decision as the U.S. Supreme Court “doing the right thing.”
Additionally, Cook referred to the Dobbs decision as a pivotal moment during his campaign trail in highlighting “the importance of electing judicial conservatives to their state Supreme Court.”
Affiliations with Anti-Reproductive Freedom Organizations
Cook is a member of several organizations that work to advance anti-reproductive freedom agendas:
Cook has been a member of the Federalist Society since 1989. The Federalist Society is a well-funded, conservative legal network that exerts influence through law schools, professional networks, conferences, and over the judiciary at large. It serves as a talent and influence pipeline for the conservative movement to help cultivate young lawyers and pack the courts with judges who will execute their unpopular agenda—including efforts to undermine reproductive freedom.
Cook was a member of the Christian Legal Society from 2010 to 2022. The Christian Legal Society is an anti-abortion organization that filed an amicus brief in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, advocating for the overturning of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. It actively opposes access to contraceptives and promotes harmful rhetoric regarding abortion care.
Career
- Bachelor of Arts, Duke University, 1984
- Juris Doctor, Harvard Law School, 1991
- Captain, United States Air Force, 1984-1988
- Balch & Bingham LLP, 1991-2023
- Associate, 1991-1998
- Partner, 1998-2023
- General Counsel, Jefferson County Republican Party, 2006-2017
- General Counsel, The Alabama Republican Party, 2017-2021
- Author, Thomson Reuters/West Publishing, 2017-Present
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Alabama, 2023-Present
- Adjunct Professor, The University of Alabama Law School, 2025-Present
Gregory Cook's Record Against Democracy and Voting Rights
In his personal capacity, Cook has undermined fair elections and advocated for restrictive voting laws.
- During his campaign as an Alabama Supreme Court candidate, Cook spread election denialism. Cook said that the 2020 presidential election was his inspiration to run for the Supreme Court position because of the alleged election fraud that occurred in Georgia and Pennsylvania, thus propagating a false and harmful narrative surrounding the 2020 election.
- While campaigning for his Alabama Supreme Court seat, Cook praised Alabama’s restrictive voter ID laws and criticized Georgia’s voter ID laws following the 2020 election.
The Big Picture
Trump has a deeply troubling track record of nominating judges who oppose reproductive freedom, reflecting the Trump administration’s vision for courts that are hostile to the basic reproductive rights and freedoms for all.
Decisions made by these judges will impact our health, access to care, and daily lives, and we deserve to know whether these nominees are committed to fairness and equality under the law or if they are beholden to an ideology or agenda opposing reproductive freedom.
Citations and Sources
- Gregory Cook, Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (July 9, 2026).
- Michael Yaffee, Cook: Court showed ‘humility’ in Dobbs decision, Yellowhammer News (Oct. 26, 2022), https://yellowhammernews.com/cook-court-showed-humility-in-dobbs-decision/.
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- Gregory Cook, Attachment Package for Question 12(a) of the Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees, p. 37, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (May 28, 2026); Justice Gregory C. Cook, The Rising Importance of State Courts, Harvard Federalist Society Annual Alumni Symposium (Apr. 1, 2023), https://journals.law.harvard.edu/jlpp/the-rising-importance-of-state-courts-justice-gregory-c-cook/.
- Gregory Cook, Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees, P. 7, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (July 9, 2026).
- Gregory Cook, Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees, P. 7, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (July 9, 2026).
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, Christian Legal Society, https://christianlegalsociety.org/case/dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health/.
- Michael Yaffee, Alabama Supreme Court Candidate Greg Cook, Midday Mobile with Yaffee (FM Talk 1065, March 20, 2022), https://audioboom.com/posts/8057156-alabama-supreme-court-candidate-greg-cook-midday-mobile-with-yaffee-march-30-2022.
- Michael Yaffee, Alabama Supreme Court Candidate Greg Cook, Midday Mobile with Yaffee (FM Talk 1065, March 20, 2022), https://audioboom.com/posts/8057156-alabama-supreme-court-candidate-greg-cook-midday-mobile-with-yaffee-march-30-2022.
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