Peggy P. Lacher at a glance
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- Circuit Court Judge
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Peggy P. Lacher
Circuit Court Judge · Alabama Seventh Judicial Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- Circuit Judge for the 7th Circuit Court in Calhoun County, Alabama, serving since 2014 and currently running for re‐election in the 2026 general election
- Lacher is running for re‐election as Alabama Circuit Court Judge, District 7, Post 4 in the November 3, 2026 general election, unopposed
Education
- Jacksonville State University — B.S.
- Birmingham School of Law — J.D.
Additional information
- Judicial Service: First elected in 2014; has served on the 7th Circuit bench for over a decade
- Legal Practice: Before joining the bench, Lacher was an attorney for Miller & Walton for 20 years
- As a 7th Circuit judge, she presides over felony criminal cases, civil litigation, family law matters, and other cases within the circuit court’s jurisdiction in Calhoun County
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 Seventh 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 ↗