--- title: "Jessica Sanders | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jessica-sanders-district-court-judge-autauga-county-district-court-al" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Jessica Sanders Autauga County District Court · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Autauga County District Court - State: Alabama - Role: District Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-09-10 ## 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://autauga.alacourt.gov/district-court/district-judge-jessica-sanders/) - [Official roster](https://autauga.alacourt.gov/district-court/district-judge-jessica-sanders/) - [Autauga County Judiciary official judicial roster](https://autauga.alacourt.gov/district-court/district-judge-jessica-sanders/) - [Autauga County Judiciary Directory](https://autauga.alacourt.gov/judiciary-directory/) - [Autauga County District Court](https://autauga.alacourt.gov/district-court/) - [Autauga County Juvenile Court](https://autauga.alacourt.gov/juvenile-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) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jessica-sanders-district-court-judge-autauga-county-district-court-al", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jessica-sanders-district-court-judge-autauga-county-district-court-al", "name": "Jessica Sanders | KnowJudges", "description": "Jessica Sanders, Autauga County District Court. 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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.