Joeletta M. Barrentine

Professional career

• Also scheduled to run for Alabama Circuit Court Judge – Circuit 14, Place 1 in the 2026 general election
• The Circuit Judge for Alabama’s 14th Judicial Circuit, serving in Walker County, and is set to run for re‐election in 2026 Walker County - 14th
• Lifelong Walker County resident and became the first female elected judge in the county’s 198‐year history in 2020 Birmingham School of Law
• Joeletta Martin Barrentine is a Circuit Judge for the 14th Judicial Circuit of Alabama, covering Walker County Walker County - 14th Judicial Circuit of Alabama
• Served 91⁄2 years as a municipal judge in Sumiton, Dora, and Parrish, and as a conflict judge for Jasper Birmingham School of Law
• She is also a part‐time professor at the Birmingham School of Law Birmingham School of Law and has been active in community organizations such as the Cowaco Resource Conservation Authority, United Way, and Walker County Arts Alliance Birmingham School of Law

Education

Additional information

• Listed on the Walker County Fourteenth Circuit Court of Alabama judges’ page with her office at 1801 3rd Avenue, P.O. Box 2388, Jasper, AL 35502 Walker County - 14th Judicial Circuit of Alabama.
• Served eight years on the Sumiton City Council, becoming the youngest female councilwoman in the city’s history Birmingham School of Law.
• Worked extensively as a Guardian Ad Litem, advocating for juveniles in dependency and delinquency cases Birmingham School of Law.
• Practiced law for 13 years
• focusing on civil, criminal, domestic, and juvenile cases Birmingham School of Law.