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Administrative Office of Courts
300 Dexter Ave.
Montgomery, Al 36104
1-866-954-9411
(334) 954-5000
No Courts, No Justice, No Freedom

The Courts Support the Alabama State Bar
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Open and accessible courts is the goal for the Alabama Administrative Office of Courts to ensure that everyone’s legal rights are respected. The same recession that has led the Legislature to reduce access to our justice system has increased the numbers of people who need it.

The courts are essential to a free society and belong to everybody. Court funding cutbacks affect the health and well-being of the entire community. Courts are important to families. Courts provide an impartial forum for resolving situations without undue delay so that people can get on with their lives. Commerce would grind to a halt if businesses could not rely on the courts to enforce contracts and settle disputes.

As a result of funding cuts, the courts have been forced into hiring freezes, staff layoffs, imposing increases in filing fees, and reducing the hours when circuit clerk’s offices are open to the public. If these trends continue, courts will lack the manpower and other resources they need to process cases in a timely and efficient manner resulting in more and more instances of justice being delayed and denied. Further cuts may delay criminal trials and increase civil backlogs.

Justice is in jeopardy. We must keep our courts open and accessible.

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