A. David Johnson at a glance
- Current role
- Presiding Circuit Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Alabama · State
- Judicial service
- Active
A. David Johnson
Presiding Circuit Judge · Alabama Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Judicial assignments
- Lowndes County District CourtDistrict Court Judge
Reported by the official county court directory. Retrieved through its search index; the complete bench has not been certified.
Source checked October 15, 2026. Roster source
These published assignments do not certify a complete bench.
Biography
Professional career
- As circuit judge he administered the oath to newly elected Probate Judge Belinda Strickland in early 2025
- Circuit Judge, Alabama 26th Judicial Circuit (Russell County), elected November 2014 succeeding his father, Circuit Judge Albert L. Johnson, who left the circuit bench December 31, 2014
- District Judge, Russell County, Alabama
- Official Russell County court page lists A. David Johnson as Presiding Circuit Judge
Education
Additional information
- Elected in the 2010 Democratic primary (defeated L. Joel Collins) and unopposed in the general election.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
Alabama Rule of Criminal Procedure 9.4 permits televising, photographing, or radio broadcasting of judicial proceedings only as provided by Alabama judicial ethics canons, law, or another court rule.
The taking of television pictures or other photographs in or of the courtroom during the progress of judicial proceedings or the radio broadcasting of judicial proceedings may be permitted as provided in Canon 3(A)(7) and (7B), Canons of Judicial Ethics, promulgated by the Alabama Supreme Court, or as otherwise may be permitted by law or other rule of court.Alabama Rule of Criminal Procedure 9.4: Televising, photographing, or radio broadcasting of judicial proceedings ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Alabama Rule of Criminal Procedure 9.4: Televising, photographing, or radio broadcasting of judicial proceedings
Alabama Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit Court; Lowndes County District Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Criminal proceedings only. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 29, 2026.
Biography sources checked September 28, 2026.
Alabama Administrative Office of Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 29, 2026
View Alabama Administrative Office of Courts official judicial roster ↗Alabama Rule of Criminal Procedure 9.4: Televising, photographing, or radio broadcasting of judicial proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Alabama Rule of Criminal Procedure 9.4: Televising, photographing, or radio broadcasting of judicial proceedings ↗