District Court Judges

Judge R. Gray West | Limestone County District Judge 1

Judge Matt Huggins | Limestone County District Judge 2

Judge Matt Huggins was born and raised in Athens and graduated from Athens Bible School. He received his B.A. Degree in History from Auburn University and his law degree from Jones School of Law at Faulkner University.

His Judicial responsibilities include:

• All civil actions not exceeding $10,000.00, exclusive of interest and costs
• Preliminary hearings in felony cases
• Felony Drug Court
• State Trooper, Conservation, and Marine Patrol cases

Judge Huggins served for 6 years as an assistant district attorney in the Limestone County District Attorney’s Office until his election to the office of District Judge of Limestone County in 2016.