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# Robert Bryan Jones

Alabama Fourth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Court Judge

## Profile

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

- Jones’ appointment is part of a broader set of 31 gubernatorial appointments in 2026, including another new circuit judge in the Fifth Judicial Circuit and a new district attorney.
- The newly appointed Circuit Judge for Alabama’s Fourth Judicial Circuit, serving Dallas, Wilcox, Perry, Hale, and Bibb counties, and succeeding retiring Judge Collins Pettaway Jr
- In his swearing‐in remarks, he emphasized the importance of addressing root causes of crime, uniting communities, and restoring faith in the justice system The Perry County Herald

### Education



### Additional information

- Governor Kay Ivey appointed Jones of Selma to the bench on February 20, 2026, with his swearing‐in ceremony held February 28, 2026.
- Jones replaces Judge Collins Pettaway Jr., who retired after 13 years on.
- Jones said he was “humbled by the confidence” placed in him and committed to serving the citizens of the Fourth Judicial Circuit with integrity.



## 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.