A longtime and well-respected Shelby County judge will be sworn in to the Alabama Supreme Court on Friday.

Judge Patti Smith will become Associate Justice Patti Smith during an investiture ceremony in Montgomery.

Alabama State Auditor and Shelby County resident Beth Chapman served as Smith’s campaign manager during her quest for the Alabama Supreme Court.

&uot;Patti Smith has done a tremendous job on the bench for the people of Shelby County. She has years of positive, proven judicial experience combined with the unwavering honesty and integrity that we need on the Alabama Supreme Court,&uot; Chapman said during the campaign.

Soon-to-be Justice Smith will be sworn in alongside two other newly elected members of the all-Republican Alabama Supreme Court, Tom Parker and Mike Bolin. Also sworn in at the Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts on Friday will be Appellate Court Judge Tommy Bryan.

According to Chapman, who serves on Smith’s Robing Committee, Judge Smith will maintain an office in Columbiana as well as Montgomery.

Other members of her Robing Committee include her husband, Jerry Smith; her children, Jarrett and Shelley; and her parents, Col and Mrs. Andy Mungenast.

A reception will follow Friday’s ceremony at Embassy Suites in Montgomery.