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# J Elizabeth Kellum

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
- State: Alabama
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama, 2009-present
- J. Elizabeth “Beth” Kellum is an incumbent judge of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, serving since 2008, with over 40 years of legal experience in public service, private practice, and appellate law
- Practiced privately with Robison & Belser, P.A. in Montgomery, then returned to appellate service as Senior Staff Attorney for the Alabama Supreme Court (1999–2001) and aga
- After a judicial clerkship, Kellum held the role of Assistant Attorney General (1985–1987) in the criminal appeals division, later as Staff Attorney for the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals (1987–1990) Alabama Judicial System.

### Education

- J.D. in 1984 from the University of Alabama School of Law, where she was active in legal organizations and won American Jurisprudence prizes for Securities Regulation (1983) and Labor Law (1984) Alabama Judicial System.
- B.A. cum laude in political science (minor in history) from the University of Alabama in 1981, later elected to Phi Beta Kappa Alabama Judicial System.

### Additional information

- Practitioner, 2008-2008
- Kellum grew up in Vance, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, the daughter of Peggy and Milton Kellum Alabama Judicial System.

## 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://www.courtlistener.com/person/6150/j-elizabeth-kellum/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6150/j-elizabeth-kellum/)
- [Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6150/j-elizabeth-kellum/)
- [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)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6150/j-elizabeth-kellum/)
- [J. Elizabeth Kellum - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/J._Elizabeth_Kellum)
- [J. Elizabeth Kellum - BirminghamWatch](https://birminghamwatch.org/2020/02/24/j-elizabeth-kellum)

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