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# Henry "Butch" D. Binford

Alabama Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Alabama Twentieth 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://houston.alacourt.gov/circuit-judges/)
- [Official roster](https://houston.alacourt.gov/circuit-judges/)
- [Alabama Administrative Office of Courts official judicial roster](https://houston.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

- 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.



## 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.