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# Ruth Ann Hall

Alabama Third Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Alabama Third 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.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Circuit Court Judge for Alabama’s 23rd Judicial Circuit, appointed in 2011, known for her work in mental health, juvenile justice, and veterans’ courts.
- She has emphasized access to mental health and substance abuse treatment and alternative justice approaches for those struggling with mental illness 256

### Education

- B.A in Criminal Justice — University of Alabama at Huntsville — 1986

### Additional information

- Founded the Juvenile Alternative Court (JAC) — Alabama’s first of its kind, addressing mental health needs of juveniles in Madison County
- Established a Veterans Court for veterans with mental illness and substance abuse issues
- Presided over the Adult Mental Health Court and the Juvenile Conference Committee

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