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# Mark E. Fuller

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama · Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
- State: Alabama
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, District Court, M.D. Alabama, 2002-present
- Mark Everett Fuller is a former U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and serving as chief judge from 2004–2011
- District attorney, Twelfth Judicial Circuit, AL, 1997-2002
- Chief assistant district attorney, Twelfth Judicial Circuit, AL, 1996-1997
- Mark Everett Fuller is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
- Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

### Education

- University of Alabama School of Law — J.D. (1985)
- University of Alabama — B.S. (1982)

### Additional information

- Fuller resigned in 2015 following a judicial investigation into multiple incidents of domestic abuse, perjury, and unethical conduct, which led to bipartisan calls for his impeachment.
- Private practice, Alabama, 1985-1996
- Born December 27, 1958, Enterprise, Alabama.
- Date of birth: 1958-01-01
- Most recognizable for presiding over the controversial case of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman.
- He presided over the controversial prosecution of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman.
- Birth place: Enterprise, AL

## 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/1132/mark-e-fuller/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1132/mark-e-fuller/)
- [U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1132/mark-e-fuller/)
- [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/1132/mark-e-fuller/)
- [FJC Education relational dataset](https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/history/education.csv)

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