Judge Stephens became a circuit court judge, Domestic Relations, in January of 2013. She is a graduate of Auburn University and the Miles College School of Law where she graduated Cum Laude. Prior to taking the bench, Judge Stephens served as a prosecuting attorney for the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office and with a general practice law firm, where she represented litigants in criminal and civil defense, family law and personal injury.
Judge Stephens is a member of the Alabama State Bar Association, the Birmingham Bar Association, the Magic City Bar Association, and the Birmingham Inns of Court.