Jonathan A. Spann at a glance
- Current role
- Circuit Court Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Alabama · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Jonathan A. Spann
Circuit Court Judge · Alabama Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- Republican judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit Court in Shelby County, Alabama, elected in 2022, with a long career in litigation and legal service
- He ran for Circuit Judge in 2022, winning the election after Judge Corey B. Moore’s term ended
- Co‐founding Crowson, Morrison & Spann, LLC in 2007, later becoming a managing partner
- Circuit Judge for Place 1 in the 18th Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama, covering Shelby County
Education
- University of Alabama School of Law — J.D. (2003)
- University of Alabama — B.A. (1999)
Additional information
- Service as a Special Master in domestic relations cases and as a mediator in civil/domestic matters
- Guest prosecutor roles in multiple Alabama cities
- He is a member of the Alabama State Bar Association, Shelby County Bar Association, Birmingham Bar Association, and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama
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 Eighteenth 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
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 29, 2026
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 ↗www.shelbycountyreporter.com — biography evidence
Biography evidence collected 2026-10-11
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