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# Jay A. York

Alabama Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Court Judge

## Profile

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

- The Republican Place 4 judge for Alabama’s 13th Judicial Circuit, serving since his 2016 election and currently holding the position until at least 2030
- held the role of Mobile County District Court Judge from 2012 to 2015
- Office: Alabama 13th Judicial Circuit, Place 4 (Circuit Court Judge)
- Judge York’s judicial work covers a range of cases within the 13th Judicial Circuit, which includes Mobile County and surrounding areas

### Education


### Additional information

- Has been re-elected in subsequent cycles, including 2018
- Elected to the 13th Judicial Circuit in 2016, unopposed in the general election
- Appointment: Initially appointed by Governor Robert Bentley on June 16, 2015, to replace retired Judge Joseph Johnston
- His background in both state court and military legal service informs his judicial approach.
- Member of the Mobile 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.