Charles Crowder

Charles R. Crowder (born August 13, 1937 in Birmingham – died January 15, 2010) was a former Jefferson County Circuit Court judge.

Crowder earned his bachelor's degree at Auburn University in 1959 then completed his law degree at the University of Alabama School of Law in 1962. He served as clerk for Circuit Court Judge Walter Gewin before joining the firm of Cory, Watson, Crowder & DeGaris. He became a judge himself in 1973. He tried criminal cases in the 10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama until 1984 when he transferred to the civil bench. He was presiding judge for a year before his retirement in 1992.

Among Crowder's high-profile cases were J. B. Stoner's 1980 trial for the 1958 bombing of Bethel Baptist Church and a $1 million civil suit awarded to Cleoptra Haslip after she was defrauded by an insurance agent.

Crowder died in 2010. He was survived by his wife, Sherry, five children and four grandchildren. He is buried at the Morris Cemetery in Morris.

References

• Gray, Jeremy (January 15, 2010) "Former Jefferson County Judge Charles R. Crowder dead at 72." Birmingham News