Criminal Trial Terms
Note: The "regular" Pretrial date is 21 days prior to the beginning of the term in accordance with the internal criminal procedures. Magistrate Judges remain free to vary this date in accordance with their schedules. Where possible, the pretrial will be set so that the Magistrate Judge has sufficient time to resolve dispositive motions without the necessity of continuing a case.
Felony Pretrial Schedule| 2023 Grand Jury Dates | 2023 Arraignment Dates | 2023 Prop. Pretrial Dates |
| 01/10/23 | 01/24/23 | 02/15/23 |
| 02/07/23 | 02/21/23 | 03/15/23 |
| 03/07/23 | 03/21/23 | 04/12/23 |
| 04/04/23 | 04/18/23 | 05/10/23 |
| 06/06/23 | 06/20/23 | 07/12/23 |
| 07/11/23 | 07/25/23 | 08/16/23 |
| 08/15/23 | 08/29/23 | 09/20/23 |
| 09/12/23 | 09/26/23 | 10/11/23 |
| 10/31/23 | 11/14/23 | 12/13/23 |
| 11/28/23 | 12/12/23 | 01/10/24 |
| 2024 Grand Jury Dates | 2024 Arraignment Dates | 2024 Prop. Pretrial Dates |
| 01/16/24 | 01/30/24 | 02/14/24 |
| 02/13/24 | 02/27/24 | 03/27/24 |
| 03/12/24 | 03/26/24 | 04/10/24 |
| 04/09/24 | 04/23/24 | 05/15/24 |
| 06/04/24 | 06/18/24 | 07/10/24 |
| 07/16/24 | 07/30/24 | 08/14/24 |
| 08/13/24 | 08/27/24 | 09/18/24 |
| 09/10/24 | 09/24/24 | 10/16/24 |
| 10/29/24 | 11/12/24 | 12/04/24 |
| 11/26/24 | 12/10/24 | 01/05/25 |
Felony Terms| Montgomery 2023 Dates | Dothan 2023 Dates | Opelika 2023 Dates |
| 01/03/23 | 02/06/23 | 02/06/23 |
| 02/06/23 | 03/27/23 | 03/13/23 |
| 03/06/23 | 04/17/23 | 04/17/23 |
| 04/17/23 | 05/08/23 | 05/15/23 |
| 05/08/23 | 06/05/23 | 06/05/23 |
| 06/05/23 | 07/10/23 | 07/10/23 |
| 08/07/23 | 08/21/23 | 08/07/23 |
| 09/11/23 | 09/25/23 | 09/11/23 |
| 10/16/23 | 10/30/23 | 10/16/23 |
| 11/13/23 | 11/27/23 | 11/13/23 |
| Montgomery 2024 Dates | Dothan 2024 Dates | Opelika 2024 Dates |
| 01/08/24 | 01/22/24 | 01/22/24 |
| 02/05/24 | 02/05/24 | 02/26/24 |
| 03/18/24 | 03/04/24 | 03/04/24 |
| 04/22/24 | 04/01/24 | 04/01/24 |
| 05/06/24 | 05/13/24 | 05/20/24 |
| 06/17/24 | 06/17/24 | 06/03/24 |
| 08/12/24 | 07/15/24 | 07/15/24 |
| 09/23/24 | 08/12/24 | 08/12/24 |
| 10/21/24 | 09/16/24 | 09/16/24 |
| 11/18/24 | 10/21/24 | 10/21/24 |
| -- | 11/18/24 | 11/18/24 |
| -- | 12/09/24 | 12/09/24 |
Misdemeanor/Petty Schedule| MGM Misd/Arraign Docket | Misdemeanor Trial Term Begins | Fort Novosel Misd/Arraign Docket |
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| 2023 Dates | 2023 Dates | 2023 Dates |
| 01/19/23 | 01/09/23 | 01/17/23 |
| 03/09/23 | 03/13/23 | 03/14/23 |
| 05/11/23 | 05/08/23 | 05/09/23 |
| 07/20/23 | 07/10/23 | 07/18/23 |
| 09/21/23 | 09/11/23 | 09/12/23 |
| 11/16/23 | 11/13/23 | 11/7/23 |
| 2024 Dates | 2024 Dates | 2024 Dates |
| 01/18/24 | 01/08/24 | 01/09/24 |
| 03/14/24 | 03/18/24 | 03/12/24 |
| 05/09/24 | 05/06/24 | 05/14/24 |
| 07/25/24 | 07/08/24 | 07/09/24 |
| 09/26/24 | 09/16/24 | 09/17/24 |
| 11/21/24 | 11/18/24 | 11/05/24 |