Drayton  Nabers, Jr.,
  2004 - Present

Chief Justice Nabers was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama in June 2004 by Governor Bob Riley.

Justice Nabers was born in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of Drayton Nabers and Jane Porter Nabers. He received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1962 and a law degree from Yale School of Law in 1965. After graduating from Yale, Justice Nabers served as a Law Clerk for U. S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black. He joined the law firm of Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas, and O'Neal in 1967 as an associate before becoming a partner in the firm in 1971.

In 1979, Justice Nabers left private practice to joined Protective Life Corporation, rising to the position of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.  He retired from that position in 2002 and was appointed Finance Director for the State of Alabama by Governor Riley. He served as Finance Director until his appointment to the Supreme Court.

Justice Nabers is a member of the Alabama Academy of Honor and has served as chairman of Leadership Birmingham, United Way of Central Alabama, the American Council of Life Insurers and Cornerstone Schools of Alabama. He also served as Director of Energen Corporation, Alabama National BanCorporation, National Bank of Commerce, and ProAssurance Corporation.

Justice Nabers is a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Mountain Brook, Alabama. He has also served as an Adjunct Instructor at Beeson Divinity School.

Justice Nabers is married to the former Fairfax Virginia Smathers. The Nabers are blessed with three children, Drayton Nabers, III,(Deak); Mary James Nabers Doyle (Mary); and Fairfax Virginia Nabers Blount(Sissy). The Nabers are also the proud grandparents of two granddaughters and two grandsons.