United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama | |
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(S.D. Ala.) | |
Appeals to | Eleventh Circuit |
Established | March 10, 1824 |
Judges assigned | 3 |
Chief Judge | Kristi DuBose |
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The United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama (in case citations, S.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 United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Alabama represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current Acting United States Attorney is Steven E. Butler, since March 11, 2017.
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama is one of three federal judicial districts in Alabama. Court for the District is held at Mobile and Selma.
Mobile Division comprises the following counties: Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, and Washington.
Selma Division comprises the following counties: Dallas, Hale, Marengo, Perry, and Wilcox.