J William Cole at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
- Jurisdiction
- Alabama · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 2005–present
J William Cole
Judge · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Incumbent appellate judge; circuit judge, 2006-2012 and 2013-2018; private practice, during which he served as a special circuit court judge, a special prosecutor and a municipal court judge, 1992-2005; represented the Alabama Circuit Judges’ Association on the Alabama Victim Notification Task Force. Civic experience: Served on the board of the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham; group leader of Reading is Fundamental; coached baseball and soccer for 10 years.
- Practitioner, 2004-2004
Judicial service
- Judge, 2004-2004
- Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama, 2005-present
- John William “Bill” Cole Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3 Party: Republican Residence: Birmingham Political experience: Elected to Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals in 2018; appointed to Jefferson County Circuit Court in 2006, won election later in 2006; ran for court in 2012; appointed to another circuit court judgeship in 2013, won election in 2014.
Education
- The University of Alabama · JD
Courtroom rules and guidance
Media Recording Photography Broadcasting
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 ↗
Sources
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6143/j-william-cole/Alabama Rule of Criminal Procedure 9.4: Televising, photographing, or radio broadcasting of judicial proceedings
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://judicial.alabama.gov/docs/library/rules/cr9_4.pdf