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News & Announcements
Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.
March 8, 2023
Our form Civil Disclosure Statement has been updated. It is located in the Civil section on our Forms page.
January 27, 2023
Standing Order 4 - Procedure In Re: Social Security Cases has been updated, January 27, 2023.
December 2, 2022
NOTICE OF AND OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT ON AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2071(b), notice and opportunity for comment is hereby given of...
March 14, 2022
Notice to attorneys: The 2022 Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference will take place 5 - 6 May 2022. View the Conference Notice PDF for more information.
January 20, 2022
The Federal Panel of Neutrals has been updated. You can find it under Attorney Information.
September 30, 2021
Please be advised that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama has a new Chief Judge effective tomorrow, October 1, 2021. Chief United States District Judge Kristi K. DuBose will step down from her duties as Chief Judge, but...
March 1, 2021
The CM/ECF system for our Court will be down on Tuesday, March 2, from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. (CST), while we upgrade to Version 1.6 of the NextGen CM/ECF software. Version 1.6 includes new rules and restrictions for the electronic filing of PDF...
February 8, 2021
The CJA Plan has been updated as of December 16, 2020. Find the updated version under Court Info > Court Plans or Court Info...
January 11, 2021
October 21, 2020
The Court is seeking to recruit pro bono attorneys to assist with the urgent and ever-increasing need to provide counsel for indigent litigants in certain pre-screened civil cases. While the Court has traditionally relied upon a handful of...
April 22, 2020
A Town Hall Bulletin for April 2020 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.
March 18, 2020
A Town Hall Bulletin for March 2020 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.
February 14, 2020
A Town Hall Bulletin for February 2020 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.
January 24, 2020
The Federal Panel of Neutrals has been updated. You can find it under Attorney Information.
January 15, 2020
Attorney Case Opening via CM/ECF is now available in the Southern District of Alabama by selecting the Civil Menu and Attorney Case Opening. Detailed instructions can be found on our website at Electronic...
January 14, 2020
A Town Hall Bulletin for January 2020 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.
December 9, 2019
Effective January 1, 2020, the quarterly threshold for waiving Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) fees will increase from $15 to $30. As a result, PACER users will not be charged a fee for usage that does not exceed $30 in a given...
December 9, 2019
A Town Hall Bulletin for December 2019 has been posted in the Construction Updates section.