He was a captain in the United States Army, JAG Corps, from 1960 to 1962, and continued as a reserve officer until 1968.

[1] Albritton was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on March 11, 1991, to the United States District Court in Montgomery, to a seat vacated by Joel Fredrick Dubina.

He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 9, 1991, and received his judicial commission on May 14, 1991.

Albritton served as Chief Judge of the Middle District of Alabama from 1998 to 2004 and oversaw the construction of the new Federal Courthouse complex in Montgomery.

[1] He is married to the former Jane Howard and has three sons that are all practicing attorneys.