John Crawley (judge)

John Brantley Crawley (February 28, 1940 – June 4, 2013) was an American jurist and lawyer.

John Brantley Crawley was born in Troy, Alabama, on February 28, 1940. He grew up with his twin brother Larry, his sister Nancy, and his younger brother William in Pike County. His parents are the late Wonnie Bowden Crawley and the late William Douglas Crawley.

Judge Crawley is a graduate of The

and took office in January 1995. He was re-elected in November 2000.

Judge Crawley served on the

's Task Force on Judicial Elections. He currently serves on the Supreme Court Standing Committee on the Alabama Rules of Juvenile Procedure, the Alabama State Bar Committee on Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution, and the State Agency ADR Task Force. He is a member of the Judicial Inquiry Commission, having been appointed to that position by the Alabama Supreme Court. He is the author of "Is The Honeymoon Over for Common-Law Marriage: A Consideration of the Continued Viability of the Common-Law Marriage Doctrine," published in the Cumberland Law Review.

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