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.
Grand Jury Meets | Arraignment | Proposed Pretrial |
Felony Pretrial Schedule January 14, 2020 | January 28, 2020 | February 19, 2020 |
February 11, 2020 | February 25, 2020 | March 18, 2020 |
March 10, 2020 | March 24, 2020 | April 15, 2020 |
April 14, 2020 | April 28, 2020 | May 20, 2020 |
June 2, 2020 | June 16, 2020 | July 8, 2020 |
July 14, 2020 | July 28, 2020 | August 19, 2020 |
August 11, 2020 | August 25, 2020 | September 16, 2020 |
September 15, 2020 | September29, 2020 | October 21, 2020 |
October 27, 2020 | November 17, 2020 | December 9, 2020 |
November 24, 2020 | December 1, 2020 | January 1, 2021 |
2021 Grand Jury Dates | 2021 Arraignment Dates | 2021 Prop. Pretrial Dates |
01/12/2021 | 01/26/2021 | 02/17/2021 |
02/09/2021 | 02/23/2021 | 03/10/2021 |
03/09/2021 | 03/23/2021 | 04/14/2021 |
04/06/2021 | 04/20/2021 | 05/12/2021 |
06/08/2021 | 06/22/2021 | 07/21/2021 |
07/13/2021 | 07/27/2021 | 08/11/2021 |
08/17/2021 | 08/31/2021 | 09/22/2021 |
09/14/2021 | 09/28/2021 | 10/13/2021 |
10/26/2021 | 11/06/2021 | 12/08/2021 |
11/30/2021 | 12/14/2021 | 01/12/2022 |
2022 Grand Jury Dates | 2022 Arraignment Dates | 2022 Prop. Pretrial Dates |
01/11/2022 | 01/25/2022 | 02/16/2022 |
02/08/2022 | 02/23/2022 | 03/09/2022 |
03/08/2022 | 03/22/2022 | 04/13/2022 |
04/12/2022 | 04/26/2022 | 05/18/2022 |
06/07/2022 | 06/21/2022 | 07/13/2022 |
07/12/2022 | 07/26/2022 | 08/17/2022 |
08/16/2022 | 08/30/2022 | 09/21/2022 |
09/13/2022 | 09/27/2022 | 10/19/2022 |
10/25/2022 | 11/08/2022 | 12/07/2022 |
11/29/2022 | 12/13/2022 | 01/11/2023 |
Montgomery Term Begins | Dothan Term Begins | Opelika Term Begins |
Felony Terms January 6, 2020 | January 21, 2020 | January 21, 2020 |
February 3, 2020 | February 3, 2020 | February 18, 2020 |
March 16, 2020 | March 16, 2020 | March 2, 2020 |
April 13, 2020 | April 13, 2020 | April 27, 2020 |
May 11, 2020 | May 11, 2020 | May 11, 2020 |
June 22, 2020 | June 1, 2020 | June 1, 2020 |
August 10, 2020 | July 20, 2020 | July 20, 2020 |
September 14, 2020 | August 24, 2020 | August 10, 2020 |
October 19, 2020 | September 28, 2020 | September 14, 2020 |
November 16, 2020 | October 13, 2020 | October 19, 2020 |
--- | November 2, 2020 | November 2, 2020 |
--- | December 7, 2020 | December 7, 2020 |
Montgomery 2021 Dates | Dothan 2021 Dates | Opelika 2021 Dates |
01/04/2021 | 01/11/2021 | 01/11/2021 |
02/01/2021 | 02/01/2021 | 02/22/2021 |
03/15/2021 | 03/15/2021 | 03/15/2021 |
04/12/2021 | 04/12/2021 | 04/12/2021 |
05/17/2021 | 05/17/2021 | 05/17/2021 |
06/14/2021 | 06/14/2021 | 06/14/2021 |
08/16/2021 | 08/16/2021 | 07/12/2021 |
09/13/2021 | 09/13/2021 | 08/16/2021 |
10/18/2021 | 10/18/2021 | 09/13/2021 |
11/15/2021 | 11/15/2021 | 10/04/2021 |
-- | -- | 11/01/2021 |
-- | -- | 12/06/2021 |
Montgomery 2022 Dates | Dothan 2022 Dates | Opelika 2022 Dates |
01/04/2022 | 01/04/2022 | 01/24/2022 |
02/07/2022 | 02/07/2022 | 02/07/2022 |
03/14/2022 | 03/14/2022 | 03/14/2022 |
04/04/2022 | 04/18/2022 | 04/04/2022 |
05/09/2022 | 05/23/2022 | 05/09/2022 |
06/13/2022 | 06/27/2022 | 06/13/2022 |
08/08/2022 | 07/11/2022 | 07/11/2022 |
09/12/2022 | 08/08/2022 | 08/08/2022 |
10/17/2022 | 09/12/2022 | 09/12/2022 |
11/14/2022 | 10/03/2022 | 10/03/2022 |
-- | 11/28/2022 | 11/28/2022 |
-- | 12/12/2022 | 12/12/2022 |
Montgomery 2023 Dates | Dothan 2023 Dates | Opelika 2023 Dates |
01/03/2023 | -- | -- |
02/06/2023 | -- | -- |
Montgomery Arraignment/Docket | Misdemeanor Trial Term Begins | Fort Rucker Docket |
Misdemeanor/Petty Schedule January 9, 2020 | January 6, 2020 | January 7, 2020 |
March 12, 2020 | March 2, 2020 | March 10, 2020 |
May 7, 2020 | May 11, 2020 | May 12, 2020 |
July 16, 2020 | July 6, 2020 | July 7, 2020 |
September 3, 2020 | September 14, 2020 | September 15, 2020 |
November 5, 2020 | November 2, 2020 | November 17, 2020 |
2021 Dates | 2021 Dates | 2021 Dates |
January 14, 2021 | January 11, 2021 | January 26, 2021 |
March 11, 2021 | March 15, 2021 | March 16, 2021 |
May 13, 2021 | May 17, 2021 | May 4, 2021 |
July 15, 2021 | July 19, 2021 | July 20, 2021 |
September 9, 2021 | September 13, 2021 | September 14, 2021 |
November 4, 2021 | November 15, 2021 | November 16, 2021 |
2022 Dates | 2022 Dates | 2022 Dates |
January 6, 2022 | January 10, 2022 | January 11, 2022 |
March 10, 2022 | March 14, 2022 | March 15, 2022 |
May 5, 2022 | May 9, 2022 | May 17, 2022 |
July 7, 2022 | July 11, 2022 | July 12, 2022 |
September 8, 2022 | September 12, 2022 | September 20, 2022 |
November 3, 2022 | November 7, 2022 | November 15, 2022 |
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