Jill Ganus

Jill Ganus Veitch (born c. 1966) is a judge on the Jefferson County District Court in the Bessemer Division. She was appointed in 2017 by Governor Kay Ivey to fill the remainder of Eric Fancher's term following his retirement.

Ganus graduated from Pleasant Grove High School and competed as a varsity cheerleader at the University of Alabama. She completed her juris doctorate at the University of Alabama School of Law in 1991

She previously served on the District's Family Court division, having defeated Democrat Minnie Tunstall for the Place 12 seat in the 2006 general election. She lost the seat to Democratic challenger Lorraine Williams-Pringle in the 2012 general election. During her term, Ganus created the Bessemer Teen Court to divert teenagers convicted of non-violent first offenses away from imprisonment. She initiated a special "girls only" docket, during which teenage girls' cases would be administered with only female facilitators present. She also created the Bessemer Fatherhood Initiative Program to assist fathers paying child support with mentors, parenting classes and job placement.