The Office of the Clerk is here to serve you. We operate as support staff for our judges and as intermediaries for parties in litigation in our district. Our Clerk of Court is Trey Granger.

Attorneys filing in the Middle District of Alabama are allowed to file electronically. Pro se litigants may not file electronically. Documents that are not to be filed electronically per the Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual may be filed conventionally:

The Montgomery courthouse is staffed daily. All documents that are not subject to electronic filing are filed and maintained at One Church Street, Montgomery AL, 36104.

The Dothan courthouse is not staffed. Filings are not accepted at this location.

The Opelika courthouse is not staffed. Filings are not accepted at this location.

Divisional Districts

The Alabama Middle District has three divisions.

The Southern Division has a courthouse in Dothan, and is comprised of the following counties: Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, and Houston.  The Dothan courthouse is not staffed.

The Northern Division is serviced by the Montgomery Courthouse, and is comprised of the following counties: Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chilton, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery, and Pike.  The Clerk’s Office is open daily in Montgomery.

The Eastern Division has a courthouse in Opelika, and is comprised of the following counties: Chambers, Lee, Macon, Randolph, Russell, and Tallapoosa.  The Opelika courthouse is not staffed.

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