About Us

Jacqueline E. Austin

B.A. in History, Auburn University, 1965

J.D., Cumberland School of Law, 1968

Member of the Alabama State Bar since 1968
Member of the Elmore County Bar Association
Recipient of the Maud McLure Kelly Award from the Alabama State Bar in 2021, recognizing her as a pioneering female attorney in Alabama
Recipient of the 50-year pin from the Alabama State Bar in 2018
Oldest active practicing attorney in Elmore County, Alabama
Former Wetumpka Municipal Judge
Former Assistant District Attorney for the 19th Judicial Circuit
Former Attorney for the Wetumpka Water Board
Proud mother of two daughters, Pratt and Jamelyn, and grandmother of Turner, Smith, and Maxwell
Sixth-generation member of her family to live in Elmore County
Granddaughter of Alabama's first female sheriff, Jessie Welch Austin

B.A. in History and Mass Communications (Print Emphasis), 1992

Editor-in-chief of college newspaper for two years
Member of Phi Alpha Theta History Honorary
Member of Pi Gamma Mu Social Sciences Honorary
Recipient of the Best History Student Award
Member of Chi Omega Sorority
Member of Order of Omega Greek Honorary
Greek Week Co-Chair
President of the Georgia College Press Association
Student representative on the Society of Professional Journalists National Board

J.D., The University of Alabama School of Law, 2002

2004 Graduate of Leadership Elmore County
Founding Member and Board Attorney, Elmore County Family Resource Center
2023 Co-Chair, Alabama State Bar Legal Food Frenzy
Current Board Member, Community Action Partnership of Middle Alabama
Current Sustainer, Junior League of Montgomery
Sustainer Advisor, Junior League of Montgomery 100th Anniversary Celebration Committee
Former Board Member (Membership VP and Governance/Bylaws Chair), Junior League of Birmingham
Former Board Member (Membership VP and Corresponding Secretary), Junior League of Tuscaloosa
2003 Mary Colwick Award Recipient, Junior League of Tuscaloosa
Women to Watch Recipient, Junior League of Birmingham
Chair, Birmingham American Cancer Society Hope Gala (two years)
Seating/Invitations Chair, Birmingham Zoo Gala (two years)
Seating/Invitations Chair, Pointe Ball for Alabama Ballet
Member, Order of Cimarron
Active Alumnae, Chi Omega (current ARIC for South Alabama and Huntingdon)
Mother of Turner, a graduate of Brenau University, and Smith, a high school senior
Member of the seventh generation of her family to live in Elmore County