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.