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# Thomas Wright

Calhoun County District Court · District Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Calhoun County District Court
- State: Alabama
- Role: District Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

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

- While some databases list “Thomas Wright” separately, the most detailed and current profile matches Thomas Wright-Fernandez, the Queens Civil Court judge elected in 2025
- Thomas Wright-Fernandez is a Democratic Party judge for the Queens 2nd Municipal Court District of the New York City Civil Court, elected in November 2025 and serving from January 1, 2026, until December 31, 2035
- Managing attorney at Wright-Fernandez Law Firm
- Former finance associate at Proskauer Rose LLP and financial analyst at Morgan Stanley www.branch.vote
- Wright-Fernandez states he believes in providing fair and efficient justice to all, regardless of background or circumstances www.branch.vote
- Professional Experience: Principal law clerk for the New York State Supreme Court, researching felony criminal cases, drafting opinions, and coordinating community treatment programs www.branch.vote

### Education

- Fordham University — J.D.

### Additional information

- Early Career: Moved to New York City in 2001 as a first responder after 9/11 www.branch.vote.
- There is no widely available public record of a different “Thomas Wright” judge in New York’s judicial system with a comparable recent election.
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics
- handling immigration removal defense, family law, and civil matters www.branch.vote.
- Community Involvement: Serves on Queens Community Board 1 www.branch.vote.



## 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.