Callie T. Dietz took office on January 16, 2007, as the Administrative Director of Courts (ADC). She was appointed by Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb, and is the first female to hold this office in Alabama. Callie has worked with the State of Alabama for almost 28 years, 23 with Administrative Office of Courts, as Director, Alabama Judicial College and Family Court Divisions; Assistant Director, Judicial College and Municipal Courts Division; and State Coordinator, Court Referral Program.

The Administrative Office of Courts, under the direction of the Administrative Director of Courts, is charged with providing centralized, state-level administrative support necessary for the operation of the State’s court system; the development of procedures and systems to enhance the operational capacity of the courts; and the collection and dissemination of information necessary for the development of policies to promote the more efficient operations of the courts. The major programs for which the Administrative Office of Courts assumes responsibility are: finance; personnel services; judicial education; legal research and assistance; automated program design and site implementation; imaging; inventory control; records and space management; judicial assignments; jury and case management; time standards and statistical data; uniform traffic ticket and complaint supply and accountability; magistrate appointment and education; trial court assistance; child support enforcement; Juvenile Court assistance; court referral programs; drug court and other problem-solving specialty courts and court planning.