Alabama Court of Civil Appeals

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Judges on the Court of Civil Appeals

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals is one of two intermediate appellate courts in the Alabama judicial system. The court was established in 1969 when what had been one unitary state Court of Appeals was broken into a criminal appeals court and a civil appeals court. The unified Court of Appeals had been operative since 1911.

The Court of Civil Appeals hears civil matters, including those related to domestic situations such as divorce, adoptions, child custody, etc. They will rule on cases appealed from certain state administrative agencies, such as worker's compensation. The Court of Civil Appeals also has jurisdiction in civil appeals where the amount in controversy does not exceed $50,000.

The Court of Civil Appeals has jurisdiction of all appeals from administrative agencies in which a judgment was rendered in the circuit court. The court also exercises jurisdiction over appeals in workmen's compensation cases and domestic relations cases, including annulment, divorce, alimony, child support, adoption, and child custody cases.^[1]

Judges of the court

Election of judges

Main article: Judicial selection in Alabama

Judges are elected to the court in partisan elections for six-year terms on the court.

Current judges

Qualifications

To serve on the court, a person must:

• Be licensed to practice law in the state of Alabama
• Have resided in the state for a minimum of one year
• Be no more than 70 years of age.^[2]

See also

• Alabama Supreme Court
• Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals

External links

• Alabama Court of Civil Appeals
• History of the Alabama judiciary

References

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	v • d • e Judges of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Civil Appeals	Presiding judge: William Thompson • Tommy Bryan • Terry Moore • Craig Sorrell Pittman • Terri Willingham Thomas
Criminal Appeals	Presiding judge: Kelli Wise • J. Elizabeth Kellum • Samuel Henry Welch • Mary Windom • Vacancy

v • d • e Courts in Alabama Alabama Supreme Court • Alabama Court of Civil Appeals • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals • United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama • United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama • United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama