Javan Patton Crayton at a glance
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- Circuit Court Judge
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Javan Patton Crayton
Circuit Court Judge · Alabama Tenth Judicial Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- Patton began her legal career as a prosecutor with the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, specializing in violent crimes against women
- Javan Joielle Patton Crayton is a Circuit Judge in the Civil Division of Alabama’s 10th Judicial Circuit, serving Jefferson County (Birmingham)
- She later joined the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office in Birmingham
Education
Additional information
- received the Drayton James Award from the Young Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar in 2020.
- In 2011, she became Assistant City Attorney for the City of Birmingham, litigating civil rights violations, municipal liability, wrongful arrest, excessive force, employment discrimination, and other civil matters in state and federal courts.
- handling misdemeanor and felony cases.
- Judicial Council of the Magic City Bar
- Alabama State Bar Association
- ALI Probate Law Legislative Committee
- Alabama Circuit Judges Association
- She has also served on committees for the Birmingham Bar
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 Tenth 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
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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 ↗