Karol J. Kemp at a glance
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- Circuit Court Judge
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- Alabama · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Karol J. Kemp
Circuit Court Judge · Alabama Twenty-Eighth Judicial Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- Active Circuit Court Judge for Alabama’s Twenty‐Eighth Judicial Circuit (Baldwin County), serving in the role until the end of 2030
- 2001–2021: Ran her own law practice
- 1992–1997: Assistant District Attorney, Baldwin County
Education
Additional information
- Former President of the Baldwin County Bar Association and current Baldwin Court Services Board member 1819 News.
- Term: Elected for a term ending December 31, 2030.
- 2022: Joined Wilkins, Bankester, Biles & Wynne, Fairhope
- 2001: Spanish Fort prosecutor
- Court Rules: Proceedings are subject to Alabama Rule of Criminal Procedure 9.4 and Alabama judicial ethics canons regarding media coverage.
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 Twenty-Eighth 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 ↗