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# Tom Parker

Supreme Court of Alabama · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Alabama
- State: Alabama
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Supreme Court of Alabama, 2005-present
- He was first elected to the Alabama Supreme Court in 2004 and re-elected multiple times, becoming Chief Justice in 2019

### Education

- Dartmouth College — B.A.
- Vanderbilt University Law School — J.D.

### Additional information

- Practitioner, 2004-2004
- Tom Parker was born on August 19, 1951, in Montgomery, Alabama.
- Date of birth: 1951-08-19
- Parker has had a long career in law and public service, including roles as an assistant attorney general and deputy administrative director of Alabama courts.
- He graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College
- Known for his conservative views and has been associated with the Seven Mountains Mandate, which advocates for evangelical Christians to influence various sectors of society, including government and law.
- He has expressed that America was founded as a Christian nation and has emphasized the importance of aligning laws with Christian teachings.
- Birth place: Montgomery

## 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://www.courtlistener.com/person/3652/tom-parker/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3652/tom-parker/)
- [Supreme Court of Alabama current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3652/tom-parker/)
- [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)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3652/tom-parker/)
- [Tom Parker (Alabama)](https://ballotpedia.org/Tom_Parker_(Alabama))
- [Tom Parker (Supreme Court of Alabama) – CourtListener.com](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3652/tom-parker)
- [Wikidata: Tom Parker](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16734160)

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