Background
Nabers, Drayton was born on December 2, 1940 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Drayton Senior and Jane (Porter) Nabers.
Nabers, Drayton was born on December 2, 1940 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Drayton Senior and Jane (Porter) Nabers.
Bachelor, Princeton University, 1962; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1965.
He was appointed to the court in 2003 by Governor Bob Riley following Justice Roy Moore"s removal as a result of his refusal to remove his Ten Commandments Monument from the State Judicial Building, an event that attracted national media attention. Nabers ran for election in 2006 in the Republican primary for Chief Justice. He lost to Sue Bell Cobb, the lone Democrat on Alabama"s Court of Criminal Appeals, in the general election by three percentage points.
Following his loss, Nabers has returned to practicing law for Maynard Cooper & Gale Personal Computer where his practice is in multiple areas, including: alternative dispute resolution, appellate law, complex litigation, governmental and regulatory affairs and insurance and financial services litigation.
Per the state website, Mr. Nabers was appointed by Alabama Governor Bob Riley to oversee the distribution to state-controlled agencies of the federal stimulus funds.
Federal agencies within the state of Alabama will not be affected by this appointment.
Member steering committee Leadership Birmingham. Board directors Alabama Association Indiana Colls. President, board directors Birmingham Alive.
Trustee Southern Research Institute, Berry College. Member Birmingham Bar Association, Alabama Bar Association.
Married Fairfax Smathers, December 31, 1965. Children: Drayton III, Mary James, Fairfax Virginia.