History of the Federal Judiciary


  U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Alabama

   Judges of the Southern District of Alabama
Number of judges who have served on the court: 20
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Tait, Charles (1824-1826)
Crawford, William (1826-1849)
Gayle, John (1849-1859)
Jones, William Giles (1859-1861)
Lane, George Washington (1861-1863)
Busteed, Richard (1863-1874)
Bruce, John (1875-1886)
Toulmin, Harry Theophilus (1887-1916)
Ervin, Robert Tait (1917-1949)
McDuffie, John (1935-1950)
Thomas, Daniel Holcombe (1951-2000)
Pittman, Thomas Virgil (1966-2012)
Hand, William Brevard (1971-2008)
Cox, Emmett Ripley (1981-1988)
Howard, Alex T. Jr. (1986-2011)
Butler, Charles Randolph Jr. (1988-present)
Vollmer, Richard W. Jr. (1990-2003)
Granade, Callie V. (2002-present)
Steele, William H. (2003-present)
DuBose, Kristi (2005-present)

 

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