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# L Charles Wright

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, 1969-present
- L. Charles Wright is a long‐serving judge of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, appointed in 1969 and still active, with over 57 years of judicial service
- Current position: Judge, Alabama Court of Civil Appeals
- According to, Wright is also listed as an attorney in Montgomery, AL, with extensive litigation experience in areas such as business litigation, personal injury, and administrative law

### Education

- University of North Texas — B.A.

### Additional information

- Appointed: 1969, by election (the court’s current selection method is partisan election)
- Tenure: 57 years as of 2026
- Opinions authored: 1,966 published opinions (1969–1999), plus 26 dissents and 19 concurrences
- 2d 1012 (1995), cited 155 times
- Wilburn (1990), Lutz v.
- Lutz (1986), and City of Tuscaloosa v.
- Howard (1975).
- Age: Born 1922, making him 104 years old
- Date of birth: 1922-05-14
- Most cited case: Edwards v.
- Jesse Stutts, Inc., 655 So.
- Other notable cases include Thrasher v.
- Many opinions are available via CourtListener and the Free Law Project.
- His career spans nearly six decades, making him one of the most enduring figures in Alabama’s appellate judiciary.

## 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/6132/l-charles-wright/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6132/l-charles-wright/)
- [Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6132/l-charles-wright/)
- [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/6132/l-charles-wright/)

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