Elisabeth A. French at a glance
- Current role
- Circuit Court Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Alabama · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Elisabeth A. French
Circuit Court Judge · Alabama Tenth Judicial Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
Education
Additional information
- Judicial Award of Merit (2019, Alabama State Bar Association)
- French Firm, Pittman, Dutton & Hellums, and the Law Office of Joe L. Tucker Jr..
- Continues to hear cases herself
- Oversees court administration
- Assigns judges to divisions
- Has disposed of thousands of cases during her judicial career
- Has supervisory authority over court officials
- First woman and first African American Presiding Judge in Alabama
- Before joining the judiciary, French had a 14-year private legal practice managing complex litigation, including personal injury, contracts, civil rights, and criminal cases.
- Member, Magic City Bar Association and Birmingham Bar Association
- Former president, Alabama State Bar Association
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 Tenth 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 ↗