Henry "Butch" D. Binford at a glance
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- Circuit Court Judge
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Henry "Butch" D. Binford
Circuit Court Judge · Alabama Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- Henry “Butch” D. Binford is a Republican Circuit Court Judge for the Alabama 20th Judicial Circuit, serving in Houston and Henry Counties since 2010
- Circuit Court Judge, Place 3 for the Alabama 20th Judicial Circuit, which covers Houston and Henry Counties
Education
Additional information
- His judicial duties are governed by Alabama Rule of Criminal Procedure 9.4 and other statewide court procedural rules.
- His jurisdiction includes both criminal and civil cases at the circuit level, as well as certain district-level matters.
- Binford is a longtime resident of Houston County and has been active in the local judicial community for over a decade.
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 Twentieth 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 ↗