Dustin Merritt at a glance
- Current role
- Circuit Court Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Alabama · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Dustin Merritt
Circuit Court Judge · Alabama Seventh Judicial Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit Court of Alabama, serving in Anniston, AL, and currently holding office until the end of 2030
Education
Additional information
- Tip: For the most accurate and up-to-date information, verify through the Calhoun County Seventh Circuit Court’s official site or the profile before contacting the court.
- For case filings, court schedules, or official correspondence, the Seventh Circuit Court of Alabama website is the primary source.
- Merritt’s judicial appointment and term are confirmed through official Alabama court records.
- Merritt is a member of the Calhoun/Cleburne County Bar Association, indicating active participation in the local legal community.
- His judicial role involves presiding over cases within the Seventh Circuit Court’s jurisdiction, which covers Calhoun and surrounding counties in Alabama.
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 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 ↗