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# Alison S. Austin

Alabama Third Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Alabama Third Judicial Circuit Court
- State: Alabama
- Role: Circuit Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-29

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### media recording photography broadcasting

Scope: 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.

Evidence excerpt: 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](https://judicial.alabama.gov/docs/library/rules/cr9_4.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://madison.alacourt.gov/circuit-judges)
- [Official roster](https://madison.alacourt.gov/circuit-judges)
- [Alabama Administrative Office of Courts official judicial roster](https://madison.alacourt.gov/circuit-judges)
- [Alabama Rule of Criminal Procedure 9.4: Televising, photographing, or radio broadcasting of judicial proceedings](https://judicial.alabama.gov/docs/library/rules/cr9_4.pdf)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Circuit Judge (2014–present): Elected unopposed in the 2014 general election to the 23rd Judicial Circuit
- District Judge (2010–present): Appointed by Governor Bob Riley in March 2010 to fill a vacancy, later elected in November 2010 23rd
- Alison S. Austin is a Circuit Judge for the 23rd Judicial Circuit in Madison County, Alabama, elected in 2014, with a career that includes service as a U.S. Attorney and Assistant District Attorney
- Assistant U.S. Attorney (2002–2010): Served with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Alabama 23rd Judicial Circuit
- Assistant District Attorney (1997–2002): Worked in the Madison County District Attorney’s Office, including the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Unit 23rd Judicial Circuit.

### Education



### Additional information

- Judge Austin presides over cases in the 23rd Judicial Circuit Court in Madison County, Alabama.
- She is listed among the circuit court judges for the circuit and is reachable at 256‐532‐3440 23rd.
- Her official email is alison.austin@ Huntsville Bar Association.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Alabama Rule of Criminal Procedure 9.4: Televising, photographing, or radio broadcasting of judicial proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-2bb56569e2cd3665169eeff4) — 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](https://judicial.alabama.gov/docs/library/rules/cr9_4.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.