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# Joy Booth

Alabama Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Court Judge

## Profile

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

- Joy Pace Booth is a Circuit Judge in the Nineteenth Circuit Court of Alabama, serving Autauga County Autauga County - 19th

### Education


### Additional information

- Under her leadership, the CPC received the State of Alabama’s Award of Excellence for 2021.
- Contact: Phone: 334‐358‐6840 Autauga County - 19th Judicial Circuit of Alabama Office: Room 206, 165 W. Fifth Street, Prattville, AL 36067 Autauga County - 19th Judicial Circuit of Alabama Judicial Assistant: Malorie Gray Autauga County - 19th Judicial Circuit of Alabama Court Reporter: DeAnn Ward
- Judge Booth is known for valuing Alabama’s core values — love for God, respect for others, and appreciation for the sacrifices of those who fought for freedom — and for fostering a “neighbor helps neighbor” spirit in Circuit 19.
- Legislative advocacy (e.g., Erin’s Law)
- Special needs programs and support groups



## 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.