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# Christian M. Comer

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

- Christian M. Comer is a sitting judge on Alabama’s 23rd Judicial Circuit, serving since 2013 and re‐elected in 2024, with a background in law enforcement, private litigation, and legal leadership
- Assistant District Attorney: Madison County (1999–2002)
- Law Clerk: Judge “Buddy” Little, Madison County Circuit Court (1999)
- Private Practice: Attorney at Wilmer & Lee (1993–1999) and later in private litigation, specializing in civil cases, employment law, and workers’ compensation, including Medicare set‐aside issues
- Position: Circuit Judge, 23rd Judicial Circuit (Madison County, Alabama)

### Education



### Additional information

- Tenure: Elected in 2012; re‐elected in 2018 and 2024; term extends through at least 2030
- Contact: 100 North Side Square, Huntsville, AL 35801
- Phone: (256) 532‐3641
- Judge Comer’s legal career spans public service as a prosecutor, private legal practice, and judicial service.
- His work in workers’ compensation and Medicare-related claims has included public lectures and professional leadership roles 23rd Judicial Circuit.
- Leadership: Former Secretary of the Huntsville/Madison County Bar Association; graduate of the Alabama State Bar Leadership Forum



## 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.