United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (N.D. Ala.) |
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Appeals to | Eleventh Circuit |
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Established | March 10, 1824 |
Judges assigned | 8 |
Chief judge | Sharon Blackburn |
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The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (in case citations, N.D. Ala.) is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties: Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Cullman, De Kalb, 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. It has jurisdiction over the cities of Birmingham, Huntsville, Tuscaloosa, and Decatur.
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 Northern 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 Northern District of Alabama represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court.
As of August 27, 2009, the United States Attorney is Joyce Vance.
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[edit] Current judges
# | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
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Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
28 | Chief Judge | Sharon Lovelace Blackburn | Birmingham | 1950 | 1991–present | 2006–present | — | G.H.W. Bush |
29 | District Judge | Charles Lynwood Smith, Jr. | Huntsville | 1943 | 1995–present | — | — | Clinton |
31 | District Judge | Inge Prytz Johnson | Birmingham | 1945 | 1998–present | — | — | Clinton |
32 | District Judge | Karon O. Bowdre | Birmingham | 1955 | 2001–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
33 | District Judge | L. Scott Coogler | Tuscaloosa | 1959 | 2003–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
34 | District Judge | R. David Proctor | Birmingham | 1960 | 2003–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
35 | District Judge | Virginia Emerson Hopkins | Birmingham | 1952 | 2004–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
36 | District Judge | Abdul Kallon | (n/a) | 1969 | 2010–present | — | — | Obama |
21 | Senior District Judge | James Hughes Hancock | Birmingham | 1931 | 1973–1996 | (none) | 1996–present | Nixon |
22 | Senior District Judge | Junius Foy Guin, Jr. | Birmingham | 1924 | 1973–1989 | (none) | 1989–present | Nixon |
24 | Senior District Judge | Robert Bruce Propst | Anniston | 1931 | 1980–1996 | (none) | 1996–present | Carter |
26 | Senior District Judge | William Marsh Acker Jr. | Birmingham | 1927 | 1982–1996 | (none) | 1996–present | Reagan |
[edit] Former judges
# | Judge | State | Born/Died | Active service | Term as Chief Judge | Senior status | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
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1 | Charles Tait | AL | 1768–1835 | 1824[5]–1826 | (none) | (none) | Monroe | resignation |
2 | William Crawford | AL | 1784–1849 | 1826–1849 | (none) | (none) | J.Q. Adams | death |
3 | John Gayle | AL | 1792–1859 | 1849–1859 | (none) | (none) | Taylor | death |
4 | William Giles Jones | AL | 1808–1883 | 1859[6]–1861 | (none) | (none) | Buchanan | resignation |
5 | George Washington Lane | AL | 1806–1863 | 1861–1863 | (none) | (none) | Lincoln | death |
6 | Richard Busteed | AL | 1822–1898 | 1863[7]–1874 | (none) | (none) | Lincoln | resignation |
7 | John Bruce | AL | 1832–1901 | 1875–1901 | (none) | (none) | Grant | death |
8 | Thomas G. Jones | AL | 1844–1914 | 1901–1914 | (none) | (none) | T. Roosevelt | death |
9 | Oscar Richard Hundley | AL | 1855–1921 | 1907–1908 1908–1909 1909 |
(none) | (none) | T. Roosevelt T. Roosevelt Taft |
not confirmed[8] |
10 | William Irwin Grubb | AL | 1862–1935 | 1909–1935 | (none) | (none) | Taft | death |
11 | Henry De Lamar Clayton, Jr. | AL | 1857–1929 | 1914–1929 | (none) | (none) | Wilson | death |
12 | Charles Brents Kennamer | AL | 1874–1955 | 1931–1936 | (none) | (none) | Hoover | assignment to another court |
13 | David Jackson Davis | AL | 1878–1938 | 1935[9]–1938 | (none) | (none) | F. Roosevelt | death |
14 | Thomas Alexander Murphree | AL | 1883–1945 | 1938–1945 | (none) | (none) | F. Roosevelt | death |
15 | Clarence H. Mullins | AL | 1895–1957 | 1943–1953 | 1948–1953 | 1953–1957 | F. Roosevelt | death |
16 | Seybourn Harris Lynne | AL | 1907–2000 | 1946–1973 | 1953–1973 | 1973–2000 | Truman | death |
17 | Harlan Hobart Grooms | AL | 1900–1991 | 1953–1969 | (none) | 1969–1991 | Eisenhower | death |
18 | Clarence W. Allgood | AL | 1902–1991 | 1961[10]–1973 | (none) | 1973–1991 | Kennedy | death |
19 | Frank Hampton McFadden | AL | 1925–present | 1969–1982 | 1973–1982 | (none) | Nixon | resignation |
20 | Sam Clyde Pointer Jr. | AL | 1934–2008 | 1970–1999 | 1982–1999 | 1999–2000 | Nixon | retirement |
23 | Elbert Bertram Haltom, Jr. | AL | 1922–2003 | 1980–1991 | (none) | 1991–2003 | Carter | death |
25 | U. W. Clemon | AL | 1943–present | 1980–2009 | 1999–2006 | (none) | Carter | retirement |
27 | Edwin L. Nelson | AL | 1940–2003 | 1990–2003 | (none) | (none) | G.H.W. Bush | death |
30 | H. Dean Buttram Jr. | AL | 1950–present | 1998–2002 | (none) | (none) | Clinton | resignation |
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment; received a second recess appointment and was again rejected by the Senate; received a third recess appointment but resigned prior to consideration.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 6, 1936, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22, 1936, and received commission on January 28, 1936.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 5, 1962, and received commission on February 9, 1962.
[edit] External links
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Official Website
- United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama Official Website
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