Alabama judge in critical condition after son allegedly shot him. Khalfani A.
Hardwick was arrested after allegations that he assaulted and shot his father. Judge Johnny Hardwick, who is in the hospital, was appointed to the district court in 2001. Last August he was appointed president of the Alabama Circuit Judges Association. In 2014, KhalfANI Hardwick pleaded guilty to second-degree assault after shooting Clayton Riley, a family friend, in the head: he did not go to prison.