William E. Hereford, Senior Circuit Judge,
Formerly Presiding Circuit Judge of the Thirtieth Judicial Circuit (St. Clair County)

University of Alabama School of Law, JD 1970
Admitted to Alabama State Bar: Spring 1970
Tenure as Cicuit Judge in the Thirtieth Judicial Circuit:
June 1, 1991 through January 18, 2005

Drug Court Judge for St. Clair County July 2007 - present.

Spouse: Paula Duncan Hereford, retired teacher Pell City Schools

Children: Margaret Gibson Hereford Ellison (Mrs. Hollis C. Ellison), LPC (Atlanta, GA)
William E. Hereford III, AIA, (Nashville, TN)

Former Partners: Ralph D. Gaines, Jr (Talladega), Michael H. Cleckler (Birmingham), A. Dwight Blair (Pell City), James E. Hill, Jr.(St. Clair County Circuit Judge), Hugh E. Holladay, Jr. (Pell City) and Elizabeth Skinner Parsons(Pell City)

Former Official Court Reporter: Michele Church Seay is the wife of St. Clair County District Judge Phillip K. Seay, the daughter of attorney Billy L. Church, and the sister-in-law of attorney Robert Minor. The named attorneys practise law in Pell City.

Financial Interests:
Alcatel-Lucent,AT&T, Bank of America, Brownell Travel, Inc., Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, Biloxi Marshlands, Carina Technology Inc., Carina Partners,LLC, Colonial Bank, Colonial Properties, CVS, FBR Assets, Frontline Ltd, General Electric, Greenlight Biofuels LLC, HealthSouth, High Point Holdings, IBM, Impac Mortgage, Medical Properties Trust Inc.,Medco Health Solutions Ibc., Merck, Mirant, Pemco, River Crossing LTD, Southern Company, Ship Financial International Ltd, Torchmark, Viacom, Waddell and Reed, Pepco Holdings, Inc.
High Income Opportunity Fund, Eaton Vance Municipal Trust, Franklin Alabama Tax Free Income Fund, Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

Civic and Business Affiliations: Chairman, St. Vincent’s St. Clair Hospital; Chairman, St. Clair County Headstart; past Chairman, Leadership St. Clair County; Chairman, Brownell Travel,Inc.; Board Member, Pell City Housing Authority; past Board member Greater Pell City Chamber of Commerce; Board Member, Cultural Alliance of Greater Birmingham, President, Rotary Club of Pell City; member and graduate of Leadership Alabama; life member and past Commander, Post 109, American Legion, Jefferson State Community College Advisory Board; Life member (associate), US Naval Academy Alumni Association; Board Member, JBS Court Referral