Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 34-3-11 (2026)
Judges Not to Practice Law.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
Any judge of a court of record in this state who practices law in any of the courts of this state, or of the United States, or who renders any professional services or gives any legal advice, must on conviction be fined in such sum as the jury or court trying the same may assess, not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.
(Code 1867, §636; Code 1876, §4179; Code 1886, §3945; Code 1896, §5131; Code 1907, §6318; Acts 1911, No. 470, p. 549; Code 1923, §3314; Code 1940, T. 46, §59.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1986–1995 · leading case: Farrior v. Lawrence Cnty., 491 So. 2d 233 (Ala. 1986).
Farrior v. Lawrence Cnty., 491 So. 2d 233 (Ala. 1986). “Code 1975, § 34-3-11. If the legislature had said that only those “engaged in the active practice of law” for a specific period of time qualified for the supplemental allowance, a district judge with ten years’ experience on the bench and no previous experience in active…”
Jefferson Cnty. v. Acker, 61 F.3d 848 (11th Cir. 1995). “The Committee on Codes of Conduct of the Judicial Conference of the United States encourages, but does not require, federal judges to participate in local bar associations. See Advisory Opinion No. 85, Committee on Codes of Conduct (June 14, 1991).”
Jefferson Cnty. v. Acker (11th Cir. 1995). “" (emphasis added)); Ala.Code § 34-3-11 (prohibiting the practice of law by judges).”
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