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# Matthew McCullars

Calhoun County District Court · District Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Calhoun 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://calhoun.alacourt.gov/district-judges)
- [Official roster](https://calhoun.alacourt.gov/district-judges)
- [Alabama Administrative Office of Courts official judicial roster](https://calhoun.alacourt.gov/district-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

- Law Enforcement: Began as a municipal police officer while pursuing legal studies
- The newly appointed District Judge for the 7th Judicial Circuit in Calhoun County, Alabama, succeeding retiring Judge Beth Rogers
- Prosecution: held the role of Assistant District Attorney in Calhoun County
- He now serves as the presiding judge for Calhoun County’s district court

### Education


### Additional information

- Governor Kay Ivey appointed McCullars in April 2025 to fill the vacancy created by Judge Beth Rogers’ retirement.
- Law Enforcement Training: Directed the Northeast Alabama Law Enforcement Academy at Fort McClellan, training thousands of officers.
- overseeing a range of criminal cases and judicial duties in the 7th Judicial Circuit Office of the Governor of Alabama.
- McCullars’ path to the bench spans law enforcement, prosecution, and legal
- handling juvenile, district, traffic, and circuit court cases, from minor offenses to serious felonies.



## 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.