United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
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| Appeals to | Eleventh Circuit |
| Established | March 10, 1824 |
| Judges assigned | 8 |
| Chief Judge | Karon O. Bowdre |
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The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (in case citations, N.D. Ala.) is a federal court in the Eleventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
The District was established on March 10, 1824 with the division of the state into a Northern and Southern district. The circuit court itself was established on June 22, 1874.
The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Alabama represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current Acting United States Attorney is Robert O. Posey, who was appointed on January 20, 2017.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama is one of three federal judicial districts in Alabama. Court for the District is held at Anniston, Birmingham, Decatur, Florence, Gadsden, Huntsville, and Tuscaloosa.
Eastern Division comprises the following counties: Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, and Talladega.
Jasper Division comprises the following counties: Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, and Winston.
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