Wade Leon Hartley at a glance
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- Circuit Court Judge
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Wade Leon Hartley
Circuit Court Judge · Alabama Twenty-First Judicial Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- The newly appointed Circuit Judge for the 21st Judicial Circuit in Escambia County, Alabama, serving under Governor Kay Ivey’s March 2026 appointment
- Sworn in on March 4, 2026, by Presiding Circuit Judge Todd Stearns, following his official notification on March 2
- Governor Kay Ivey named Hartley of Brewton to replace retiring Circuit Judge Jeffrey Alan White, who stepped down on February 16, 2026, after nearly 12 years on the Escambia County District and Circuit Court
- Indigent Defense Counsel in the 21st Judicial Circuit Drug Court
- Public Defender in the 21st Judicial Circuit
Education
Additional information
- He was born in Conecuh County, grew up in Alabama, and graduated from T.R. Miller High School in 1987
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 Twenty-First 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 ↗