Judiciary of Alabama

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The Judiciary of Alabama is the state’s court system responsible for interpreting and applying Alabama law through a hierarchy of trial and appellate courts, including the Alabama Supreme Court.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial branch of government
state court system
appliesToJurisdiction Alabama
surface form: State of Alabama
branchOf state government of Alabama
surface form: Government of Alabama
country United States of America
surface form: United States
employs clerks of court
court administrators
court reporters
judges
ensures due process under Alabama law
equal protection under Alabama law
fundedBy State of Alabama budget
handlesAppealsFrom Alabama courts
surface form: Alabama Circuit Courts

Alabama courts
surface form: Alabama District Courts

Alabama Municipal Courts
Alabama Probate Courts
hasAdministrativeAgency Administrative Office of Courts of Alabama
hasAdministrativeHead Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
hasAlternativeDisputeResolution court‑annexed mediation programs
hasAppellateCourt Alabama Court of Civil Appeals
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Supreme Court of Alabama
hasCourtLevel court of last resort
intermediate appellate courts
trial courts
hasDisciplinaryBody Judicial Inquiry Commission of Alabama
hasGoverningBody Supreme Court of Alabama
surface form: Alabama Supreme Court
hasHighestCourt Supreme Court of Alabama
hasNumberOfJudicialCircuits 41
hasOfficialWebsite https://judicial.alabama.gov/
hasTrialCourt Alabama courts
surface form: Alabama Circuit Courts

Alabama courts
surface form: Alabama District Courts

Alabama Municipal Courts
Alabama Probate Courts
interprets Alabama Constitution
Alabama common law
Alabama statutory law
language English
location Alabama
overseenBy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
resolves civil cases
criminal cases
family law cases
juvenile cases
probate matters
subjectTo United States Constitution
federal law

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state government of Alabama judicialBody Judiciary of Alabama
Supreme Court of Alabama partOf Judiciary of Alabama
Alabama Constitution bindingOn Judiciary of Alabama
this entity surface form: courts of Alabama
William Parish Chilton servedIn Judiciary of Alabama
this entity surface form: Alabama state judiciary