Longtime District Attorney
After finishing his clerkship with the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals in 1992, Greg moved to south Alabama where he worked as a prosecutor in the District Attorney’s Office in Covington County until 2011. In 1994, he was promoted to Chief Assistant District Attorney.In 2005, Greg was elected District Attorney of the 22nd Judicial Circuit. While serving as District Attorney, Greg:
- Was named District Attorney of the Year by the Alabama District Attorneys Association and District Attorney’s Investigators Association (2008)
- Was named prosecutor of the year for the Southern Region by VOCAL, a state-wide crime victim’s advocacy group (2007)
- Received District Attorney of Recognition Award for diligence in seeking justice for victims of child abuse by the Southwest Alabama Child Advocacy Center (2010)
- Served two terms on the Alabama District Attorneys Association Executive Committee, the governing body of the state’s prosecutors.
- Received a certificate of Special Recognition from the United States Congress for outstanding & invaluable service to the community (2009)
- Served on the United States Attorneys Law Enforcement Coordinating Council Executive Committee, which brought together law enforcement officers and prosecutors on both the federal and state level to share resources and coordinate on the criminal issues facing each agency.
- Served as chairman of the Criminal Justice Section of the Alabama State Bar
- Taught multiple courses in trial advocacy at the National Advocacy Center, a college for prosecutors from all over the country.
In 2011, Greg returned home to Tuscaloosa where he prosecuted in the District Attorney’s Office for nearly 3 years. For most of his time there, Greg served as Chief Deputy District Attorney.
He was also the chairman of the Child Death Review Team.
Former Public Defender
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In 2014, Greg obtained a job as an attorney in the Tuscaloosa County Public Defender’s Office handling primarily Class A and B felonies, including capital murder. As an Assistant PD, Greg represented hundreds of indigent criminal defendants in nearly 1,000 cases. He served several years as one of the PD Office’s two trial team leaders. In 2017, he attended the prestigious National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers National Forensics College at Cardozo Law School in New York City.
Personal Life
Greg is a member of the First United Methodist Church of Tuscaloosa where he has taught Sunday School, led small groups and served on multiple committees. He and his wife, Julie, have three children, one in middle school, one in high school and one a student at the University of Alabama. Greg is the son of Don and the late Teddy Gambril of Tuscaloosa County. His father was the head swimming coach at the University of Alabama for 20 years, an associate Athletic Director at the University of Alabama and a 5-time Olympic Coach.
