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# David Hobdy

Alabama Tenth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Alabama Tenth 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://jefferson.alacourt.gov/circuit-judges/)
- [Official roster](https://jefferson.alacourt.gov/circuit-judges/)
- [Alabama Administrative Office of Courts official judicial roster](https://jefferson.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 in the 10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama, serving Jefferson County (Bessemer Division), elected to a full term in 2010 and sworn in January 2011

### Education


### Additional information

- David Hobdy was elected to his current judicial position in 2010 and began his term in January 2011.
- overseeing trials, and ensuring the fair administration of justice in the district.
- Judge Hobdy presides over cases in the Circuit Court – Bessemer Criminal Division of the 10th Judicial Circuit, which covers Jefferson County in northern Alabama.
- His duties include hearing criminal matters
- He is recognized for his service in the Alabama judicial system and is part of the broader network of judges in the 10th Judicial Circuit.



## 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.