{{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Matt Fridy |image = |caption = |office = Judge of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals |term_start = 2021 |term_end = |predecessor = Philip Bahakel |successor = |office1 = Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 73rd district |term_start1 = November 5, 2014 |term_end1 = December 30, 2020 |predecessor1 = Joe Hubbard |successor1 = Kenneth Paschal |birth_name = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|1|17}} |birth_place = |party = Republican |education = University of Montevallo<br>Cumberland School of Law |spouse = Kimberly |children = 5 }}
'''Matt Fridy''' (born January 17, 1976) is an American politician and lawyer. He serves as a judge on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and served in the Alabama House of Representatives from the 73rd district from 2014 to 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislature.state.al.us/aliswww/ISD/ALRepresentative.aspx?NAME=Fridy&OID_SPONSOR=100555&OID_PERSON=7694 |title=Matt Fridy |publisher=Legislature.state.al.us |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/2018/11/06/matt-fridy-wins-re-election-for-district-73/ |title=Matt Fridy wins re-election for District 73 |publisher=Shelbycountyreporter.com |date=2018-11-06 |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref>
==Education== Fridy graduated from the University of Montevallo and received a J.D. degree from the Cumberland School of Law.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://judicial.alabama.gov/CourtMemberBio/ViewBio?id=68 | title=Alabama Judicial System }}</ref>
==Court of Civil Appeals== Fridy was elected to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals on November 3, 2020, receiving 1,524,104 votes in an uncontested race in the general election. He defeated Judge Philip Bahakel in the March 3, 2020, Republican primary with about 66% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elections Data Downloads |url=https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/election-data |website=Alabama Secretary of State |access-date=17 April 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Fridy suffered a massive heart attack on April 16, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Court of Civil Appeals Judge Matt Fridy suffers major heart attack |url=https://1819news.com/news/item/court-of-civil-appeals-judge-matt-fridy-suffers-major-heart-attack |website=1819 News |access-date=17 April 2025}}</ref> He recovered from the incident and released his first public statement eight days after.<ref>{{cite web |title=Civil Appeals Court Judge Matt Fridy on road to recovery from heart attack |url=https://www.alreporter.com/2025/04/25/civil-appeals-court-judge-matt-fridy-on-road-to-recovery-from-heart-attack/ |website=Alabama Political Reporter |access-date=29 April 2025}}</ref>
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