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# Craig S. Pittman

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
- State: Alabama
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama, 2001-present
- Craig Sorrell Pittman was a judge of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals from 2001 until his retirement on January 11, 2019
- Deputy Attorney General under Governors Jeff Sessions and Bill Pryor

### Education

- Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Alabama Judicial System — J.D. (1981)
- Pittman graduated from Indian Springs School in Birmingham, then obtained a B.A. in Political Science from Middlebury College in Vermont in 1978.

### Additional information

- Cook (2008).
- Practitioner, 2000-2000
- He was admitted to the Alabama Bar in 1981 and the Florida Bar in 1982.
- Born September 6, 1956, in Enterprise, Alabama.
- Date of birth: 1956-09-06
- General Counsel for the Alabama State Docks under Governor Fob James
- During his tenure, he authored over 748 published opinions for the Court of Civil Appeals, along with 61 dissents and 90 concurrences.
- One of his most cited cases is Vann v.
- Pittman was a member of the Judicial Inquiry Commission, Mobile Bar Association, Maritime Law Association, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, Alabama State Bar, and Florida Bar Alabama Judicial System.

## 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://www.courtlistener.com/person/6124/craig-s-pittman/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6124/craig-s-pittman/)
- [Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6124/craig-s-pittman/)
- [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)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6124/craig-s-pittman/)

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