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# Joseph S. Johnston

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
- State: Alabama
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama, 1998-present
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, 1987-2002
- Position: Circuit Judge, 13th Judicial Circuit, Alabama

### Education


### Additional information

- Appointment: Appointed by Governor Fob James in April 1997.
- Admitted to practice before multiple U.S. District Courts, the Eleventh Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Based on available authoritative sources, Joseph S. Johnston is the primary individual matching “Judge Joseph Johnston,” known for his long judicial service in Alabama and involvement in significant election-law and criminal cases.

## 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://www.courtlistener.com/person/6120/joseph-s-johnston/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6120/joseph-s-johnston/)
- [Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6120/joseph-s-johnston/)
- [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)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6120/joseph-s-johnston/)

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