M. Brent Benson at a glance
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- Circuit Court Judge
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M. Brent Benson
Circuit Court Judge · Alabama Thirty-Eighth Judicial Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- The Circuit Judge for Alabama’s 38th Judicial Circuit, serving in Scottsboro, Alabama, and currently running for re‐election in the 2026 Alabama General Election
- Assistant District Attorney – 38th Judicial Circuit, Alabama (2009–2021)
- Associate Attorney – Wooden, Fulton, & Scarborough, PC (2007–2008)
- Race: Alabama Circuit Court Judge – Circuit 38, Post 2
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law — J.D. (2007)
- in Management, Computer Science, and Marketing, University of Alabama — B.S. (2004)
Additional information
- Medicaid Hearing Officer – State of Tennessee (2009)
- A.S. in Business, Northeast Alabama Community College (2002)
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 Thirty-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 ↗