Derek Rose attended the University of Southern
Mississippi where he graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Psychology. While attending the
University of Southern Mississippi he was given the Gamma Alpha Epsilon award
for academic excellence.
After completing his studies at the University of
Southern Mississippi, he attended Faulkner University’s Thomas Goode Jones
School of Law. Derek graduated from law school in 2002 with a Doctor of
Jurisprudence.
While attending Faulkner University’s Thomas Goode
Jones School of Law he was inducted into Who’s Who among American Universities
and Colleges. He was elected as Honor
Court Chief Justice and Second Year Associate Justice and served as Executive
Editor of the Jones Law Review.
He also served as President and Vice President of Sigma Delta Kappa
legal fraternity.
He was admitted to practice law in the State of
Alabama and became a member of the Alabama State Bar in 2002. Derek is admitted to practice law in the
U.S. District Court for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh
Circuit. He is also licensed in the District of Columbia, and the State of Iowa.
Derek is currently the Municipal Court Judge for
the City of Spanish Fort and has served in that capacity since June 2017.
He is a current member of the Alabama Bar
Association and the Baldwin County Bar Association. He is also a member of the
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Alabama Trial Lawyers Association,
South Alabama Trial Lawyers Association.
He is a former member of the Mobile Bar Association, Alabama Criminal
Defense Lawyers Association, Baldwin County Criminal Defense Lawyers
Association and the American Bar Association. He also served as the Treasurer
for the Baldwin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and was a Board
Member of the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.