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# William E. Hollingsworth, IV

Alabama Twenty-Ninth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Alabama Twenty-Ninth 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://talladega.alacourt.gov/judges/)
- [Official roster](https://talladega.alacourt.gov/judges/)
- [Alabama Administrative Office of Courts official judicial roster](https://talladega.alacourt.gov/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

- Position: Circuit Court Judge, Place 2, 29th Judicial Circuit (Talladega County)
- Co‐Judge: Chad E. Woodruff, Presiding Circuit Judge
- Circuit Court Judge for Alabama’s 29th Judicial Circuit, which covers Talladega County, and is also recognized as an attorney

### Education


### Additional information

- Term: Serving until December 31, 2030
- Professional address: 119 East St N, Talladega, AL 35160
- Notable: previously practiced law for over 15 years, with client reviews praising his dedication and legal advocacy Chamber of Commerce.
- Phone: (256) 362‐6600
- Before his judicial appointment, Hollingsworth was an attorney at law in Talladega, AL, with a long-standing legal practice.
- Court Location: Talladega Judicial Building, 1 Court Square, Talladega, AL 35160
- Contact for court matters: Talladega Judicial Building 1 Court Square, Talladega, AL 35160 Phone: (256) 761‐2102
- The Talladega County Courthouse houses the Judicial Building and other county offices.
- The 29th Judicial Circuit handles both circuit and district court cases, including criminal, civil, domestic, traffic, small claims, and juvenile matters Talladega County - 29th Judicial Circuit of Alabama.



## 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.