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The Alabama Circuit Courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in the State of Alabama.The Circuit Courts have jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal cases. For civil cases, the courts has authority to try cases with an amount in controversy of more than $3,000 and has exclusive original jurisdiction over claims for more than $10,000. [1]
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals [2] Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals [3] Alabama Circuit Courts (41 circuits) [4] Alabama District Courts (67 districts) [4] Alabama Municipal Courts (273 courts) [4] Alabama Probate Courts (68 courts) [4] Alabama Court of the Judiciary [5] Federal courts located in Alabama. Map of U.S. District Courts. United ...
The Court is composed of the following: The Chief Judge of the Court, an appellate judge chosen by the Supreme Court from a court other than the Supreme Court. Two circuit judges and one district judge, chosen by the District Judges' Association. Two members of the Alabama State Bar and chosen by them. Three nonlegal professionals appointed by ...
Alabama state case law (4 P) J. Alabama state court judges (2 C, 62 P) Pages in category "Alabama state courts" ... Alabama Circuit Courts; S. Supreme Court of Alabama
The Supreme Court may make rules governing administration, practice, and procedure for all Alabama courts. Under this authority, uniform rules of practice and procedure and judicial administration have been adopted to eliminate many of the technicalities which cause delay in the trial courts, and needless reversals in the appellate courts.
The Supreme Court of Alabama was organized under the governorship of William Wyatt Bibb, [3] and had its beginnings with the Alabama Constitution of 1819, which stated that until the General Assembly deemed otherwise, the functions of the Supreme Court would be handled by the judges of the Alabama circuit courts.
The Alabama law makes it a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison to treat. A divided federal appeals court has refused to reconsider a decision allowing Alabama to enforce its ban on ...
Established on May 31, 1938 as a seat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by 52 Stat. 584 Reassigned on October 1, 1981 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by 94 Stat. 1994 Godbold: AL: 1981–1987 Cox: AL: 1988–2000 W. Pryor, Jr. AL: 2004–present