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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.


The chief court is located in the [[Hugo Black Federal Courthouse]] at the corner of [[18th Street North]] and [[5th Avenue North]] in [[Birmingham]]. The court also operated 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==
Since the court was established, 35 federal judges have served on it.
===District judges===
===District judges===
* Chief Judge [[Sharon Blackburn]] ([[1991]]–)
* Chief Judge [[David Proctor]], 2003-
* [[Karon Bowdre]] ([[2001]]–)
* Judge [[Annemarie Axon]], 2018-
* [[Scott Coogler]] ([[2003]]–)
* Judge [[Scott Coogler]], 2003-
* [[Virginia Hopkins]] ([[2003]]–)
* Judge [[Madeline Haikala]], 2013-
* [[Inge Johnson]] ([[1998]]–)
* Judge [[Virginia Hopkins]], 2004-
* [[David Proctor]] ([[2003]]–)
* Judge [[Abdul Kallon]], 2010-
* [[Charles Smith]] ([[1995]]–)
* Judge [[Charles Smith]], 1995-


===Senior judges===
===Senior judges===
* [[William Acker]] ([[1982]]–)
* Judge [[Sharon Blackburn]], 1991-
* [[Foy Guin]] ([[1973]]–)
* Judge [[Lynwood Smith Jr]]
* [[James Hancock]] ([[1973]]–)
* [[Robert Propst]] ([[1980]]–)


===Magistrate judges===
===Magistrate judges===
* Magistrate Judge [[Staci Cornelius]]
* Magistrate Judge [[John England]]
* Magistrate Judge [[John Ott]]
* Magistrate Judge [[Michael Putnam]]
==Former judges==
===Former chief judges===
* [[Clarence Mullins]], 1948-1953
* [[Seybourn Lynne]], 1953-1973
* [[Frank McFadden]], 1973-1982
* [[Sam Pointer]], 1982-1999
* [[U. W. Clemon]], 1999-2006
* [[Sharon Blackburn]], 2006-2013
* [[Karon Bowdre]], 2013-2019


* Chief Magistrate Judge [[Paul Greene]]
===Former district judges===
* Magistrate Judge [[Michael Putnam]]
* [[William Acker]], 1982-2016
* Magistrate Judge [[Robert Armstrong, Jr.]]
* [[Clarence Allgood]], 1962-1991
* Magistrate Judge [[Harwell Davis]]
* [[Karon Bowdre]], 2001-2020
* Magistrate Judge [[John Ott]]
* [[John Bruce]], 1886-1901
* [[Richard Busteed]], 1864-1874
* [[H. Dean Buttram]], 1998-2002
* [[Henry Clayton]], 1914-1929
* [[William Crawford]], 1826-1849
* [[John Gayle]], 1849-1859
* [[Hobart Grooms]], 1953-1991
* [[William Grubb]], 1909-1935
* [[Foy Guin]], 1973-2016
* [[Elbert Haltom]], 1980-2003
* [[James Hancock]], 1973-
* [[Oscar Hundley]], 1907-1909
* [[Inge Johnson]], 1998-
* [[Thomas Jones]], 1901-1914
* [[William Jones]], 1860-1861
* [[Charles Kennamer]], 1931-1955
* [[George Lane]], 1861-1863
* [[Seybourn Lynne]], 1946-2000
* [[Frank McFadden]], 1969-1982
* [[Clarence Mullins]], 1943-1957
* [[Thomas Murphree]], 1938-1945
* [[Edwin Nelson]], 1990-2003
* [[Sam Pointer Jr]], 1970-2000
* [[Robert Propst]], 1980-
* [[Charles Smith]], 1995-
* [[Charles Tait]] , 1824-1826
* [[U. W. Clemon]], 1970-2009


===Former judges===
===Former magistrate judges===
* [[Clarence Allgood]] ([[1962]]–[[1991]])
* [[Robert Armstrong Jr]], -2013
* [[John Bruce]] ([[1886]]–[[1901]])
* [[Harwell Davis]], 1998-2017
* [[Richard Busteed]] ([[1864]]–[[1874]])
* [[Paul Greene]], -2012
* [[H. Dean Buttram]] ([[1998]]–[[2002]])
* [[Michael Putnam]]
* [[Henry Clayton]] ([[1914]]–[[1929]])
* [[William Crawford]] ([[1826]]–[[1849]])
* [[John Gayle]] ([[1849]]–[[1859]])
* [[Harlan Grooms]] ([[1953]]–[[1991]])
* [[William Grubb]] ([[1909]]–[[1935]])
* [[Elbert Haltom]] ([[1980]]–[[2003]])
* [[Oscar Hundley]] ([[1907]]–[[1909]])
* [[Thomas Jones]] ([[1901]]–[[1914]])
* [[William Jones]] ([[1860]]–[[1861]])
* [[Charles Kennamer]] ([[1931]]–[[1955]])
* [[George Lane]] ([[1861]]–[[1863]])
* [[Seybourn Lynne]] ([[1946]]–[[2000]])
* [[Frank McFadden]] ([[1969]]–[[1982]])
* [[Clarence Mullins]] ([[1943]]–[[1957]])
* [[Thomas Murphree]] ([[1938]]–[[1945]])
* [[Edwin Nelson]] ([[1990]]–[[2003]])
* [[Sam Pointer, Jr]] ([[1970]]–[[2000]])
* [[Charles Tait]] ([[1824]]–[[1826]])
* [[U. W. Clemon]] ([[1970]]–[[2009]])


==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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