U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
18 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Harry Theophilus ToulminDeceased
District judge, appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
Robert Tait ErvinDeceased
District judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
John McDuffieDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
William Brevard HandDeceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
William Howard SteeleSenior status
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
P. Bradley Murray
Magistrate judge
Daniel Holcombe ThomasDeceased
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Jeffrey U. Beaverstock
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Richard W. Vollmer Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Alex T. Howard Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Katherine P. Nelson
Magistrate judge
William E. CassadyLeft active service 2017
Magistrate judge
Charles Randolph Butler Jr.Senior status
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Callie Virginia Smith GranadeSenior status
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Bert W. Milling Jr.
Magistrate judge
Sonja F. Bivins
Magistrate judge
Terry F. Moorer
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Kristi K. DuBose
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the U.S. District Court for the Southern 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 ↗
- Order re Procedures for Requesting, Filing and Management of Highly Sensitive Documents ↗
- Order re Procedures for Access and Management of Sealed Documents ↗
- Standing Order 18: Filing of Motions to Reconsider, for Continuance, for Extension of Time, etc. ↗
Motions
Filing a motion to reconsider, continue, or extend time does not suspend the existing order or deadline unless the motion is granted.
“The filing of motions to reconsider, for continuance, for extension of time, etc., have no effect whatsoever until and unless granted.”
Sealing
Obtain leave of court before filing a highly sensitive document.
“Any party seeking to file an HSD must, before such filing, seek leave of court for such filing in the manner provided in paragraph 2(b).”
Sealing
Serve sealed documents through an appropriate method other than CM/ECF.
“service of those documents can no longer be accomplished through CM/ECF. Parties will have to serve sealed documents by other appropriate means as provided by the Federal Rules of Procedure.”