Christopher J. Hughes at a glance
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- Circuit Court Judge
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- Alabama · State
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Christopher J. Hughes
Circuit Court Judge · Alabama Thirty-Seventh Judicial Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- The Presiding Circuit Judge for the 37th Judicial Circuit in Lee County, Alabama, serving since 2010 and currently through 2028
- Professional Experience: Former partner at Beers, Anderson, Jackson, Hughes & Patty Current partner at Samford and Denson, LLP Adjunct professor at Jones School of Law
Education
Additional information
- Elections: Won the Republican runoff in 2010 and the general election in 2016 unopposed.
- Appointed: July 16, 2010, by Governor Bob Riley to replace retiring Judge John V. Denson.
- Past member, Alabama State Republican Executive Committee
- Member, Alabama Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Executive Committee
- Member, Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
- Board of Directors, Montgomery County Bar Association
- Judge Hughes is known for his role in presiding over a wide range of cases in the 37th Judicial Circuit, which covers Lee County and surrounding areas.
- His tenure includes both elected and appointed service, and he remains active in legal and civic organizations.
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 Thirty-Seventh 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 ↗