Brandy Hambright at a glance
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Brandy Hambright
Circuit Court Judge · Alabama Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- Brandy B. Hambright is a Circuit Judge for Mobile County, Alabama, elected in 2018 and serving until at least 2030, with a background in public defense, private practice, and legal leadership
- Private practice in Mobile from 1999 until elected judge in 2018 Mobile County - Thirteenth Circuit Court of Alabama
- Selected Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney of the Year (2017) Mobile County - Thirteenth Circuit Court of Alabama
- Earlier legal roles: Associate Attorney at Lyons, Pipes & Cook (2000–2006) and Ross & Jordan (1999–2000)
Education
Additional information
- Former Public Defender in Greene County, MS (2006–present) and Bayou La Batre, AL (2012–present).
- Contact: (251) 574‐8481
- Courtroom: 8100 205 Government Street, Mobile, AL 36644
- Paul W. Brock Chapter, American Inns of Court
- Admitted to practice in Alabama and Mississippi state courts, U.S. District Courts (Southern Districts of AL & MS), and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit Mobile County - Thirteenth Circuit Court of Alabama.
- Mobile Bar Foundation Board Member
- Women Lawyer’s Section member)
- Judge Hambright has been active in community service, legal advocacy, and leadership roles, combining her judicial work with continued public defense service and bar association engagement.
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 Thirteenth Judicial Circuit 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 July 29, 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 ↗