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# George C. Day, Jr.

Alabama Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Alabama Sixteenth 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://etowah.alacourt.gov/judiciary-directory/)
- [Official roster](https://etowah.alacourt.gov/judiciary-directory/)
- [Alabama Administrative Office of Courts official judicial roster](https://etowah.alacourt.gov/judiciary-directory/)
- [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

- The Presiding Circuit Judge for Alabama’s Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, serving Etowah County since August 1, 2018
- Since 1981, Judge Day has practiced law in Alabama
- Day began his legal career in 1981 as an associate with George Hawkins, later founding his own law firm in 1996
- The Presiding Circuit Judge, a role that includes overseeing the court’s operations and judicial assignments

### Education

- University of Alabama School of Law — J.D. (1981)
- Jacksonville State University — B.A. (1978)

### Additional information

- Governor Kay Ivey appointed Judge Day to fill the seat of retiring Judge Allen Millican, with his swearing-in occurring on August 1, 2018.
- Judge Day presides over the Sixteenth Circuit Court in Etowah County, Alabama, which handles a wide range of criminal, civil, and family cases.
- Day is a native of Gadsden, Alabama, and a member of the Republican Party.
- focusing on service to Etowah County and surrounding areas.
- Overseeing court programs such as drug and mental health services, veterans’ programs, pre-trial intervention, and community corrections Gadsden Messenger.
- Presiding over circuit court cases



## 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.