Keith Camp, Division Director

In 1971, the Alabama Legislature created a study commission for the Alabama Unified Judicial System for the purpose of continuously studying the judicial system of the state, the courts of the state, the administration of justice in Alabama, criminal rehabilitation, criminal punishment methods and procedures, and all matters related directly or indirectly to the administration of justice in Alabama and making recommendations thereto.

The Judicial System Study Commission is a 46 member body. Membership include the lieutenant governor, speaker of the house , the legal advisor to the governor, a member of the attorney general’s staff, six members of the state senate, six members of the house of representatives, fourteen advisory members, and members of the Judicial Conference. The Judicial Conference is composed of the chief justice of the Supreme Court, two associate justices, a judge from each appellate court, three circuit court judges, two district court judges, two municipal court judges, three lawyers, and one probate judge.

Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb, who serves as chairman of the Commission, has reinstituted the Commission which last met on December 14, 2007.

Requests from the public for information regarding the Alabama Unified Judicial System (UJS) are forwarded to Keith Camp, Public Information Officer. Keith can be reached at 334-954-5143 or keith.camp@alacourt.gov.

Requests from individuals, public, or private associations, for computer-based information, maintained by the Administrative Office of Courts, can be requested by application (UJS Form C-75). The Administrative Director of Courts approves of the request and forwards the approval to the Public Information Officer. Any person requesting access to UJS computer-based data shall complete a contract agreeing to pay actual cost incurred in producing such information.

Records sealed, exempted, or otherwise restricted by law or rule may not be released to the general public except by court order. Information “made to order,” rather than information readily available, is not subject to disclosure and will not be produced, unless it can be shown to possess significant potential for the enhancement of the judicial system.

For detailed information regarding dissemination of computer based court information, please refer to Rule 33 of the Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration.