The Municipal Court consists of four courts:

Misdemeanor Court
David J. Vann Municipal Justice Center
Courtroom B
Judge Agnes Chappell

Presiding Court
David J. Vann Municipal Justice Center
Courtroom C
Judge Raymond P. Chambliss

South Court
Birmingham City Jail Facility
Judge Aloysius Golden

Traffic Court
David J. Vann Municipal Justice Center
Courtroom A
Judge David Barnes

The Court is closed for the following holidays:

• Martin Luther King Day
• Good Friday
• Memorial Day
• Fourth of July
• Labor Day
• Veterans' Day
• Thanksgiving and the Friday After
• Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
• New Year's Day

Magistrates

The Magistrate Office is located at 425 - 6th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL. 35205. It is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

To issue a warrant, affiants must have the following information. The magistrate will ask numerous questions in the establishment of probable cause. Your failure to answer truthfully will hamper the possibility of issuing a warrant.

Please make sure that you have the following information for the deposition hearing.

1. A copy of your incident report. If you do not have a copy you must get one from the Birmingham Police Department, 1710 - 1st Avenue North.
2. If you have only the case number, this will NOT BE ENOUGH information for the deposition hearing.
3. You must complete an Affidavit before talking to a magistrate.
4. Please have your witnesses present.
5. Warrants CANNOT be issued on first names or without a VALID ADDRESS.
   
   NOTE - The more information that you have on the defendant, the greater the chances are of getting a warrant issued after probable cause has been established by the hearing magistrate.
6. Just because you have a police report does not insure that a warrant will be issued. Probable cause must be established by the hearing magistrate.
7. To obtain a warrant for criminal mischief, you must have an estimate of the damages for the purposes of restitution.
8. For unauthorized use of a vehicle, you must have documentation of ownership of the vehicle.
9. For DOMESTIC VIOLENCE cases, a TWELVE HOUR COOLING OFF PERIOD IS REQUIRED.
10. ONCE A WARRANT IS ISSUED IT CANNOT BE DROPPED.

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