The district courts of the United States are trial courts that fall under the system of federal courts. The Congress under the provision of the United States Constitution establishes the district courts of the United States. These courts exercise l jurisdiction over all civil and criminal matters that fall under the federal categories.
There are three district courts in the state of Alabama. These are Alabama District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Alabama District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, and Alabama District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
Cases from all the Alabama District courts can be appealed at the Court of Appeals of the Eleventh Circuit of the United States. These courts hear both civil and criminal cases.
Alabama District Court for the Nothern District has jurisdiction over the following counties- Blount, Bibb, Clay, Calhoun, Cherokee, Colbert, Cleburne,Cullman, Etowah, De Kalb,Franklin, Fayette, Greene, Jefferson, Jackson , Lamar, Lawrence, Lauderdale, Limestone, Marion, Madison, Marshall, Morgan, Randolph, Pickens, Shelby, Sumter, St. Clair, Tuscaloosa, Talladega, Winston and Walker counties. The cities of Huntsville, Birmingham, Decataur and Tuscaloosa also fall under the jurisdiction of the Northern District courts of Alabama. Alice H. Martin is the present state attorney for the Northern District of Alabama district court, representing the state in all matters ofcivil and criminal cases .
The jurisdiction of Alabama District Court for the Middle District of Alabama extends to Autauga, Bullock, Barbour, Butler, Coffee, Chilton, Chambers, Coosa, Crenshaw, Covington, Dale, Elmore, Henry, Geneva, Houston, Lowndes, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Russell, Pike and Tallapoosa counties. Its jurisdiction also covers Montgomery city. Leura Garett Canary is the present state attorney for Middle District of Alabama district court who represents the state in criminal as well as civil litigations.
Alabama District court for the Southern District of Alabama exercises jurisdiction over Baldwin, Clarke, Choctaw, Conecuh, Dallas, Hale, Escambia, Marengo, Monroe, Mobile, Perry, Wilcox and Washington counties. Apart from these counties its jurisdiction extends to Mobile city. The present state attorney for the Southern district of Alabama is Deborah J. Rhodes who represents the southern district on all litigation concerning civil and criminal matters.
Alabama District Court records are maintained by the state archives .The court records are of three types - case files, records and dockets. Alabama district court records serve as an excellent source for all matters pertaining to legal referencing. These records also provide an insight about the social, economic and historical information about the districts of Alabama, its various cities and counties.
Access Alabama Public Records
Alabama public records can be viewed by anyone. The citizens have the right to access Alabama district court files and records and other Alabama public records. All court records are not open for public consumption. The courts may seal certain files or they may be rendered confidential by statutes. In general communications and records between a physician and his patient are kept confidential and remain sealed by statutes. However, the contents of the sealed files can be viewed upon the expiry of the sealing order or the Alabama courts grant permission to view these court files and records. Court records on cases relating to juvenile matters are also kept confidential.
Alabama Court records and Alabama public records open to public consumption can be accessed and allow you to make copies of these files. Copying files require a nominal fee. To retrieve information from Alabama court records, you have to provide information such as name, maiden name, date of birth or any possible aliases. A basic search requires two to ten days business days.
Alabama public records can also be accessed online. You can access Alabama district court records and Alabama public records to perform background search, uncover liens, bankruptcy records, lawsuits, cases involving property deeds and ownership, judgments, marriage records and criminal records. PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) is a useful tool for accessing Alabama court records safely.
