Robert Coman Brickell

Robert Coman Brickell (April 4, 1824 – November 20, 1900) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1873 to 1874, and chief justice from 1874 to 1884, and again from 1894 to 1898.

Biography Born in Tuscumbia, Alabama, and raised in Huntsville, Brickell's early education began in his father's print shop. He studied law under Judge Daniel Coleman to gain admission to the Alabama State Bar at 19 and initiated his law practice in Athens, later moving to Huntsville in 1851.

Brickell played a significant role in codifying Alabama laws, collaborating with P.J. Hamilton and J.P. Tillman. Brickell's son, also named Robert Coman Brickell, served as Attorney General of Alabama from 1911 to 1915, and was later a circuit judge.