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# Matt Mitchell

Jackson County District Court · District Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Jackson County District Court
- State: Alabama
- Role: District Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## 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://jackson.alacourt.gov/judges)
- [Official roster](https://jackson.alacourt.gov/judges)
- [Alabama Administrative Office of Courts official judicial roster](https://jackson.alacourt.gov/judges)
- [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

- Mitchell is currently running for Jackson District Court Judge, Post 1 in the 2026 Alabama Republican Primary, unopposed www.branch.vote
- Matt C. Mitchell is the District Judge for the 38th Judicial Circuit in Jackson County, Alabama, appointed by Governor Kay Ivey in January 2025 to succeed retiring Judge Robert Donald Word, III 256
- Predecessor: Robert Donald Word, III, longtime Jackson County District Judge
- His judicial role covers both district-level and circuit-level matters in Jackson County, making him a key figure in the county’s justice system Jackson County - 38th

### Education


### Additional information

- Appointment: Announced January 27, 2025, by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey
- Office: Jackson County Courthouse, 102 East Laurel Street, Scottsboro, AL 35768
- Contact: (256) 574‐9355 | matt.mitchell@
- Legal
- 14 years in criminal law as both a defense attorney and prosecutor in Jackson County 256 Private practice and Assistant District Attorney roles Eight years serving on the Jackson County Drug Court Committee, helping individuals recover from substance abuse and reintegrate into society 256 Case experience spans child protection, drug crime prosecutions, and traffic homicide cases



## 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.