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# Holbrook E. Reid

Alabama Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Alabama Fifteenth 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://montgomery.alacourt.gov/circuit-court/)
- [Official roster](https://montgomery.alacourt.gov/circuit-court/)
- [Alabama Administrative Office of Courts official judicial roster](https://montgomery.alacourt.gov/circuit-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)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge of the 15th Judicial Circuit in Montgomery County, Alabama, serving on the Circuit Court bench since 2020

### Education


### Additional information

- However, other profiles for “Brooke E. Reid” in the same circuit note that she is a Democrat from Montgomery, AL, and was elected to the 15th Judicial Circuit in 2020.
- Alabama 15th Judicial Circuit official resources
- LegalReportCard for public case and judge information
- While the Montgomery County Bar Association and other official sources confirm her judicial role, they do not provide a detailed public biography.
- These profiles also highlight her prior legal career, including over thirteen years litigating in Montgomery County and serving as a prosecutor for the City of Montgomery.
- Reid’s judicial service is part of the Alabama court system’s public record, and her appointment and election are documented in state election records.
- She is recognized for her role in adjudicating cases in the circuit, which includes a range of civil and criminal matters.
- Holbrook E. Reid presides over cases in the 15th Judicial Circuit, which covers Montgomery County and surrounding areas.
- She is listed in the Montgomery County Bar Association’s official directory as a Circuit Court judge Montgomery County Bar Association.
- Montgomery County Bar Association profile: Montgomery County Bar Association



## 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.