Tuscaloosa Mayor Appoints Scott Holmes As Next City Attorney

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox on Tuesday announced that Scott Holmes will be the next city attorney for Tuscaloosa, effective June 5. Holmes previously served as associated city attorney and will replace Glenda Webb, who was hired in March to fill the open city administrator position in Northport, as Patch previously reported.

Maddox said Holmes came on as associate city attorney in 2014 and has played a significant role in the city’s administration, acting as a legal advisor and operations section chief for Incident Command during the city's response to the coronavirus pandemic, while also designing regulations for short-term rentals, pier electrical permits, Elevate Tuscaloosa, Project Unity and the Crime Response Team.

“I am honored and excited that Scott is leading our Office of the City Attorney, and I believe he has what it takes to make us the most innovative and effectively managed city in the United States," Maddox said.

Apart from his work with the city, Holmes has also served as president of the board of Focus on Senior Citizens, as a board member for the Tuscaloosa County Alternative Sentencing Program and as a member of Kiwanis of Greater Tuscaloosa.

What's more, he was elected president of the Tuscaloosa County Bar Association in 2017 and served as an Alabama State Bar Commissioner for the 6th Judicial Circuit for the past three years.

Holmes received his juris doctorate from Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham in 2005 and in 2007 accepted a position at the Tuscaloosa County District Attorney’s Office, where he worked until 2014.

During his time employed by the District Attorney's Office, Holmes prosecuted violent crimes while working closely with the Tuscaloosa County Violent Crimes Unit. He was also recognized for his work as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for his work on operation “Blue Magic” by the National Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force.

Holmes and his wife Lauren have two children, Franklin, 8, and Vera, 2, and are members of Christ Episcopal Church.

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