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The '''United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama''' is a federal district court with jurisdiction over [[Bibb County|Bibb]], [[Blount County|Blount]], [[Calhoun County|Calhoun]], Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, [[Cullman County|Cullman]], DeKalb, [[Etowah County|Etowah]], [[Fayette County|Fayette]], Franklin, Greene, Jackson, [[Jefferson County|Jefferson]], Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Pickens, Randolph, [[Shelby County|Shelby]], [[St Clair County|St Clair]], Sumter, [[Talladega County|Talladega]], [[Tuscaloosa County|Tuscaloosa]], [[Walker County|Walker]] and Winston counties.
The '''United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama''' is a federal district court with jurisdiction over [[Bibb County|Bibb]], [[Blount County|Blount]], [[Calhoun County|Calhoun]], Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, [[Cullman County|Cullman]], DeKalb, [[Etowah County|Etowah]], [[Fayette County|Fayette]], Franklin, Greene, Jackson, [[Jefferson County|Jefferson]], Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Pickens, Randolph, [[Shelby County|Shelby]], [[St Clair County|St Clair]], Sumter, [[Talladega County|Talladega]], [[Tuscaloosa County|Tuscaloosa]], [[Walker County|Walker]] and Winston counties.


From [[1893]] to [[1921]] the court was housed in the [[United States Court House and Post Office]] on [[2nd Avenue North]] and [[18th Street North|18th Street]]. It moved to the large neoclassical [[Federal Courthouse Building]] on [[5th Avenue North]] in [[1921]] and operated from there until the completion of the [[Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse]] in [[1987]]. The court also operates from the [[Tuscaloosa federal building]] in [[Tuscaloosa]], and from federal courthouses in [[Anniston]], Decatur, Florence, [[Gadsden]] and Huntsville.
From [[1893]] to [[1921]] the court was housed in the [[U.S. Court House and Post Office]] on [[2nd Avenue North]] and [[18th Street North|18th Street]]. It moved to the large neoclassical [[Federal Courthouse Building]] on [[5th Avenue North]] in [[1921]] and operated from there until the completion of the [[Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse]] in [[1987]]. The court also operates from the [[Tuscaloosa federal building]] in [[Tuscaloosa]], and from federal courthouses in [[Anniston]], Decatur, Florence, [[Gadsden]] and Huntsville.


The [[United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama]] represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court.
The [[United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama]] represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court.
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==Judges==
==Judges==
===District judges===
===District judges===
* [[Annemarie Axon]], 2018-
* Chief Judge [[David Proctor]], 2003-
* [[Karon Bowdre]], 2001- (Chief judge, 2013-)
* Judge [[Annemarie Axon]], 2018-
* [[Scott Coogler]], 2003-
* Judge [[Scott Coogler]], 2003-
* [[Madeline Haikala]], 2013-
* Judge [[Madeline Haikala]], 2013-
* [[Virginia Hopkins]], 2004-
* Judge [[Virginia Hopkins]], 2004-
* [[Abdul Kallon]], 2010-
* Judge [[Abdul Kallon]], 2010-
* [[David Proctor]], 2003-
* Judge [[Charles Smith]], 1995-
* [[Charles Smith]], 1995-


===Senior judges===
===Senior judges===
* [[William Acker]], 1982-
* Judge [[Sharon Blackburn]], 1991-
* [[Sharon Blackburn]], 1991-
* Judge [[Lynwood Smith Jr]]
* [[James Hancock]], 1973-
* [[Inge Johnson]], 1998-
* [[Robert Propst]], 1980-
* [[Charles Smith]], 1995-


===Magistrate judges===
===Magistrate judges===
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* [[U. W. Clemon]], 1999-2006
* [[U. W. Clemon]], 1999-2006
* [[Sharon Blackburn]], 2006-2013
* [[Sharon Blackburn]], 2006-2013
* [[Karon Bowdre]], 2013-2019


===Former district judges===
===Former district judges===
* [[William Acker]], 1982-2016
* [[Clarence Allgood]], 1962-1991
* [[Clarence Allgood]], 1962-1991
* [[Karon Bowdre]], 2001-2020
* [[John Bruce]], 1886-1901
* [[John Bruce]], 1886-1901
* [[Richard Busteed]], 1864-1874
* [[Richard Busteed]], 1864-1874
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* [[Foy Guin]], 1973-2016
* [[Foy Guin]], 1973-2016
* [[Elbert Haltom]], 1980-2003
* [[Elbert Haltom]], 1980-2003
* [[James Hancock]], 1973-
* [[Oscar Hundley]], 1907-1909
* [[Oscar Hundley]], 1907-1909
* [[Inge Johnson]], 1998-
* [[Thomas Jones]], 1901-1914
* [[Thomas Jones]], 1901-1914
* [[William Jones]], 1860-1861
* [[William Jones]], 1860-1861
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* [[Edwin Nelson]], 1990-2003
* [[Edwin Nelson]], 1990-2003
* [[Sam Pointer Jr]], 1970-2000
* [[Sam Pointer Jr]], 1970-2000
* [[Robert Propst]], 1980-
* [[Charles Smith]], 1995-
* [[Charles Tait]] , 1824-1826
* [[Charles Tait]] , 1824-1826
* [[U. W. Clemon]], 1970-2009
* [[U. W. Clemon]], 1970-2009
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.alnd.uscourts.gov US District Court Northern Alabama]
* [http://www.alnd.uscourts.gov US District Court Northern Alabama]
* [http://www.alnd.uscourts.gov/judge_pages.htm Opinions of the Northern District of Alabama]
* [https://www.alnd.uscourts.gov/general-orders-sorted-date-and-title Opinions of the Northern District of Alabama]
* [http://www.alnd.uscourts.gov/Local/DC_judicial_officers.htm Judges of the Northern District of Alabama]
* [https://www.alnd.uscourts.gov/district-court-judicial-officers Judges of the Northern District of Alabama]


[[Category:Federal offices]]
[[Category:Federal offices]]

Latest revision as of 11:46, 14 February 2024

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The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama is a federal district court with jurisdiction over Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Pickens, Randolph, Shelby, St Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston counties.

From 1893 to 1921 the court was housed in the U.S. Court House and Post Office on 2nd Avenue North and 18th Street. It moved to the large neoclassical Federal Courthouse Building on 5th Avenue North in 1921 and operated from there until the completion of the Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse in 1987. The court also operates from the Tuscaloosa federal building in Tuscaloosa, and from federal courthouses in Anniston, Decatur, Florence, Gadsden and Huntsville.

The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court.

When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals based in Atlanta, Georgia's Elbert P. Tuttle Federal Courthouse.

Judges

District judges

Senior judges

Magistrate judges

Former judges

Former chief judges

Former district judges

Former magistrate judges

External links

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