The United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama (in case citations, S.D. Ala.) is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties: Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Escambia, Hale, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Perry, Washington, and Wilcox. It has jurisdiction over the city of Mobile.
The District was created by the United States Congress on March 10, 1824, by 4 Stat. 9, when the United States District Court for the District of Alabama was subdivided into a Northern and Southern District.[1][2] Presiding judge Charles Tait continued to serve as the sole judge for both districts. Parts of these two districts were subsequently removed to form the Middle District on February 6, 1839, by 5 Stat. 315,[1][2][3] with legislation specifying that the Middle District Court was to be held at Tuscaloosa, the Northern District Court at Huntsville, and the Southern District Court at Mobile.[1] These Districts were again reorganized on August 7, 1848.[4]
Appeals from cases brought in the Southern District of Alabama are to the United States Court of Appeals for 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 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 United States Attorney is Kenyen Ray Brown.
[edit] Current judges
[edit] Former judges
| # |
Judge |
State |
Born/Died |
Active service |
Term as Chief Judge |
Senior status |
Appointed by |
Reason for
termination |
| 1 |
Tait, CharlesCharles Tait |
AL |
1768–1835 |
1824[5]–1826 |
(none) |
(none) |
Monroe, Monroe |
resignation |
| 2 |
Crawford, WilliamWilliam Crawford |
AL |
1784–1849 |
1826–1849 |
(none) |
(none) |
Adams, J.Q.J.Q. Adams |
death |
| 3 |
Gayle, JohnJohn Gayle |
AL |
1792–1859 |
1849–1859 |
(none) |
(none) |
Taylor, Taylor |
death |
| 4 |
Jones, William GilesWilliam Giles Jones |
AL |
1808–1883 |
1859[6]–1861 |
(none) |
(none) |
Buchanan, Buchanan |
resignation |
| 5 |
Lane, George WashingtonGeorge Washington Lane |
AL |
1806–1863 |
1861–1863 |
(none) |
(none) |
Lincoln, Lincoln |
death |
| 6 |
Busteed, RichardRichard Busteed |
AL |
1822–1898 |
1863[7]–1874 |
(none) |
(none) |
Lincoln, Lincoln |
resignation |
| 7 |
Bruce, JohnJohn Bruce |
AL |
1832–1901 |
1875–1886 |
(none) |
(none) |
Grant, Grant |
reassignment to N.D.Ala/M.D.Ala |
| 8 |
Toulmin, Harry TheophilusHarry Theophilus Toulmin |
AL |
1838–1916 |
1887-1916 |
(none) |
(none) |
Cleveland, Cleveland |
death |
| 9 |
Ervin, Robert TaitRobert Tait Ervin |
AL |
1863–1949 |
1917-1935 |
(none) |
1935-1949 |
Wilson, Wilson |
death |
| 10 |
McDuffie, JohnJohn McDuffie |
AL |
1883–1950 |
1935-1950 |
(none) |
(none) |
F.Roosevelt, F.Roosevelt |
death |
| 11 |
Thomas, Daniel HolcombeDaniel Holcombe Thomas |
AL |
1906–2000 |
1951-1971 |
1966-1971 |
1971-2000 |
Truman, Truman |
death |
| 13 |
Hand, William BrevardWilliam Brevard Hand |
AL |
1924–2008 |
1971-1989 |
1981-1989 |
1989-2008 |
Nixon, Nixon |
death |
| 14 |
Cox, Emmett RipleyEmmett Ripley Cox |
AL |
1935–present |
1981-1988 |
(none) |
(none) |
Reagan, Reagan |
reappointment to 11th Cir. |
| 15 |
Howard, Jr., Alex T.Alex T. Howard, Jr. |
AL |
1924-2011 |
1986–1996 |
1989-1994 |
1996-2011 |
Reagan, Reagan |
death |
| 17 |
Vollmer, Jr., Richard W.Richard W. Vollmer, Jr. |
AL |
1926–2003 |
1990-2000 |
(none) |
2000-2003 |
G.H.W.Bush, G.H.W.Bush |
death |
[edit] See also
- ^ a b c Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 390.
- ^ a b U.S. District Courts of Alabama, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Alfred Conkling, A Treatise on the Organization, Jurisdiction and Practice of the Courts of the United States (1864), p. 178.
- ^ Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 391.
- ^ Initially appointed to the District of Alabama in 1820 by James Monroe; reassigned to both the Northern District of Alabama and the Southern District of Alabama in 1824.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 23, 1860, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 30, 1860, and received commission on January 30, 1860.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1864, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 20, 1864, and received commission on January 20, 1864.
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