Michael A. Youngpeter at a glance
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- Circuit Court Judge
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Michael A. Youngpeter
Circuit Court Judge · Alabama Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- Circuit Court Judge for Alabama’s 13th Judicial Circuit, which covers Mobile County, and has served on the court since 2007
- Before joining the court, Youngpeter practiced law in private practice — 1987–2007
Education
- University of Alabama School of Law — J.D. (1987)
- in Business Management, University of South Alabama — B.A. (1982)
Additional information
- Re‐elected in 2012 and again in 2018
- Appointed by Governor Bob Riley in 2007
- The matter was reassigned to Judge S. Wesley Pipes
- Member, Mobile Bar Association and Alabama Bar Association
- Member, Paul W. Brock Chapter, American Inns of Court
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 Thirteenth 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 ↗