Randy Hillman

Randy Hillman was born and raised in Saraland, Alabama. He put himself through college at the University of West Alabama and law school at Samford University's Cumberland School of Law. Randy was a career prosecutor for 25 years until his retirement in 2017. As Chief Assistant District Attorney for Shelby County in Alabama from 1993-2001, his courtroom and prosecutorial tenure was spent running complex investigations and prosecuting hundreds of felony cases, including capital murder, violent felonies, and white-collar crimes. As Executive Director of the Alabama District Attorneys Association/Alabama Office of Prosecution Services from 2001 to 2016, he was ADAA's chief legislative liaison/advisor in the Alabama Legislature and the United States Congress in Washington D.C. In this role, he drafted, helped draft, and/or significantly influenced the passage of over 300 new laws or revisions to current law and greatly impacted innumerable criminal justice policies and practices. He was also directly responsible for a budget of over $100 million and 1,200 District Attorney employees statewide.