Hon. Javan Patton Crayton
10th Judicial Circuit, Civil Division
Judge Javan J Patton began her legal career as a prosecutor with the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. As a prosecutor in Montgomery County she was assigned to a specialized team responsible for the prosecution of violent crimes against females involving both felony and misdemeanor charges. In 2009 she returned to Birmingham where she worked with the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office prosecuting misdemeanor and felony cases in several courtrooms. In 2011, Judge Patton transitioned to the City of Birmingham where she served as an Assistant City Attorney practicing in civil litigation working as a trial attorney litigating issues that included; Civil Rights Violations, Municipal Liability, Wrongful Arrests, Unlawful Detainment, Excessive Force, Assault and Battery, Employment Discrimination, Personnel Appeals, Wrongful Termination and Car accident cases in both state and federal courts. In the fall of 2016, Patton was elected to serve as a Civil Circuit Court Judge for the 10th Circuit of Alabama.
Judge Patton is currently a member of the Alabama State Bar Association, Judicial Council of the Magic City Bar, the Alabama Circuit Judges Association, the Women Section of the Birmingham Bar, a member of the ALI Probate Law Legislative Committee, a member of the Entertainment Committee of the Birmingham Bar, a member of the Alabama Circuit Judges Association Scholarship Committee, and the 2020 recipient of the Drayton James Award from the Young Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar.