Courts of Alabama

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Courts of Alabama include:

State courts of Alabama
Supreme Court of Alabama the highest court in the U.S. state of Alabama

The Supreme Court of Alabama is the highest court in the state of Alabama. The court consists of a Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. Each justice is elected in partisan elections for staggered six-year terms. The Supreme Court is housed in the Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building in downtown Montgomery, Alabama.

Alabama Court of Civil Appeals

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals is one of two appellate courts in the Alabama judicial system. The court was established in 1969 when what had been one unitary state Court of Appeals was broken into a criminal appeals court and a civil appeals court. The unified Court of Appeals had been operative since 1911. The initial court's members were appointed by Governor Albert P. Brewer. The court is currently housed in the Alabama Judicial Building in Montgomery, Alabama. Judges on the court are elected in partisan elections on staggard six year terms. Today, the court's membership is all Republican but it was composed of just Democrats between 1969 and 1989. At that time, Republican Governor Guy Hunt appointed Robert J. Russell to the bench on April 16, 1989 thus becoming the first Republican on the court. Ironically, Russell was defeated for re-election in 1990 but was again appointed almost immediately to another vacancy on the court by Governor Hunt in January 1991.

Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals

The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals is one of two appellate courts in the Alabama judicial system. The court was established in 1969 when what had been one unitary state Court of Appeals was broken into a criminal appeals court and a civil appeals court. The unitary Court of Appeals had been operative since 1911. The Court of Criminal Appeals is the linear descendant of the unitary Court of Appeals as its predecessor judges were automatically assigned to the Court of Criminal Appeals in 1969. At that time the court only had three judges, but that was changed to five in 1971. The court is housed in the Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building in downtown Montgomery, Alabama.

Federal courts located in Alabama

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United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Federal court of the 11th circuit

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama is a federal court in the Eleventh Circuit.

United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama is a federal court in the Eleventh Circuit.

United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama is a federal court in the Eleventh Circuit.

(All United States District Courts in Alabama may be appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia)

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:

Former federal courts of Alabama

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References

  1. ↑ Alabama Appellate Courts Technology Division. "Alabama Judicial System Online – Supreme Court". Judicial.state.al.us. Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  2. ↑ Alabama Appellate Courts Technology Division. "Alabama Judicial System Online – Court of Civil Appeals". Judicial.state.al.us. Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  3. ↑ Alabama Appellate Courts Technology Division. "Alabama Judicial System Online – Court of Criminal Appeals". Judicial.state.al.us. Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Alabama Unified Judicial System Structure Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Alabama Appellate Courts Technology Division. "Alabama Judicial System Online – Court of the Judiciary – Overview". Judicial.state.al.us. Archived from the original on 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  6. ↑ "Northern District of Alabama Internet Site NDAL". Alnd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  7. ↑ "United States District Court – Middle Alabama". Almd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  8. ↑ "Alabama Southern District Court – US District Court". Als.uscourts.gov. Archived from the original on 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
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