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# Perry Newton

Alabama First Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Alabama First Judicial Circuit Court
- State: Alabama
- Role: Circuit Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-29

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

- Newton, a Choctaw County attorney, was sworn in on January 12, 2023 during a ceremony at Heritage Church of God in Gilbertown, AL, presided over by retiring Judge Gaines McCorquodale
- J. Perry Newton is a Circuit Judge for Alabama’s First Judicial Circuit, presiding over cases in Choctaw, Clarke, and Washington counties
- Judge Newton’s appointment expanded his reach across three counties, making him a key figure in the First Judicial Circuit’s judicial process
- Circuit Judge in the First Judicial Circuit of Alabama, which covers Choctaw, Clarke, and Washington counties

### Education


### Additional information

- Cases between $3,000 and $10,000 (shared with District Court)
- Felony prosecutions and certain misdemeanors
- Civil cases over $10,000 in dispute
- Juvenile and family matters in certain cases
- He ran unopposed for the seat and is based in Grove Hill, AL.
- His background as a county attorney provides him with direct experience in public defense and prosecution before his judicial role.



## 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.