United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
41 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Junius Foy Guin Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Sam Clyde Pointer Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
U. W. ClemonRetired 2009
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
William Marsh Acker Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
James Hughes HancockDeceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Elbert Bertram Haltom Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Robert Bruce PropstDeceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Madeline Hughes Haikala
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Frank Hampton McFaddenDeceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Clarence William AllgoodDeceased
District judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Charles Lynwood Smith Jr.Senior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Thomas Alexander MurphreeDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Clarence H. MullinsDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Sharon Lovelace BlackburnSenior status
District judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Harlan Hobart GroomsDeceased
District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Harold Dean Mooty III
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Seybourn Harris LynneDeceased
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr.
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Edwin Levon NelsonDeceased
District judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Inge Prytz JohnsonNo longer serving
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
William Irwin GrubbDeceased
District judge, appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)
Abdul Karim KallonResigned 2022
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Oscar Richard HundleyDeceased
District judge, appointed by Merit selection
Karon Owen BowdreNo longer serving
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Annemarie Carney Axon
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Corey L. Maze
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Liles C. Burke
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
R. David ProctorRetired 2026
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
David Jackson DavisDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
H. Dean Buttram Jr.Resigned 2002
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Gray M. Borden
Magistrate judge
John H. England, III
Magistrate judge
Nicholas A. Danella
Magistrate judge
John E. OttLeft this court 2023
Magistrate judge
Herman N. Johnson, Jr.
Magistrate judge
Staci G. Cornelius
Magistrate judge
L. Scott CooglerRetired 2025
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
T. Michael PutnamLeft this court 2019
Magistrate judge
Anna M. Manasco
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Virginia Emerson HopkinsNo longer serving
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Harwell G. Davis, IIILeft this court 2017
Magistrate judge
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026). Courts revise these, so confirm the current version before you file. The court's local rules ↗
- Procedures for the Filing, Service, and Management of Highly Sensitive Documents ↗
- General Order for Limited Appearance ↗
Filing
Do not file the proposed highly sensitive document electronically when seeking heightened protection.
“a copy of the proposed HSD shall not be filed electronically”
Filing
Submit an authorized highly sensitive document and certificate of service to the clerk’s office.
“shall submit to the clerk’s office the HSD, the certificate of service”
Filing
Request limited-scope representation by motion before or with counsel’s initial appearance.
“filed and served prior to or simultaneously with the filing of his or her initial appearance”
Filing
Counsel may end the limited appearance by filing a notice of completion with proof of service on the client.
“The attorney’s role terminates without the necessity of leave of court upon the attorney’s filing of a notice of completion of a limited-scope representation with a certification of service on the client.”