R. Todd Derrick at a glance
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R. Todd Derrick
Circuit Court Judge · Alabama Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- Judicial Service: Elected in 2020 to serve as Circuit Judge for the 20th Judicial Circuit; re‐elected in 2026
- Pre‐Judicial Career: Attorney/Mediator, Hall, Derrick & Register P.A. (2009–2018) Attorney, Cobb, Derrick, Boyd & White (1994–2009)
- Republican circuit judge serving in the 20th Judicial Circuit of Alabama, covering Houston and Henry counties, and presiding over both criminal and civil cases
- Position: Circuit Judge, 20th Judicial Circuit, Place 5
Education
Additional information
- Contact: Address: P.O. Drawer 6406, 114 North Oates Street, Dothan, AL 36302 Houston County - Twentieth Circuit Court of Alabama Phone: (334) 677‐4881
- Courts Served: Houston County and Henry County, Alabama
- Case Types: Handles circuit-level criminal cases (e.g., identity theft, theft of property, forgery, drug trafficking) and district criminal cases, as well as civil matters.
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 Twentieth 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 ↗