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U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Alabama: Judicial District Organization, 1824-present

	Middle District of Alabama	Northern District of Alabama	Southern District of Alabama
March 10, 1824 4 Stat. 9	Not yet established.	Counties of Blount, Decatur, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, St. Clair, and Walker.	Counties of Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Dallas, Greene, Henry, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Shelby, Tuscaloosa, Washington, and Wilcox.
February 6, 1839 5 Stat. 315	Counties of Autauga, Bibb, Chambers, Coosa, Greene, Jefferson, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Shelby, Sumter, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, and Walker.	Counties of Benton, Blount, Cherokee, De Kalb, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Randolph, St. Clair, and Talladega.	Counties of Baldwin, Barbour, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Dale, Dallas, Henry, Lowndes, Macon, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Russell, Washington, and Wilcox.
August 7, 1848 9 Stat. 274 ¹	Counties of Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Chambers, Coffee, Coosa, Covington, Dale, Dallas, Henry, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa, and Tuscaloosa.	Counties of Benton, Blount, Cherokee, De Kalb, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, St. Clair, and Walker.	Counties of Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Greene, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Pickens, Sumter, Washington, and Wilcox.
May 4, 1852 10 Stat. 5	Counties of Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Butler, Chambers, Coffee, Coosa, Covington, Dale, Dallas, Henry, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa, and Tuscaloosa.	The statute made no changes to the district.	The statute made no changes to the district.
May 2, 1884 23 Stat. 18	Counties of Autauga, Barbour, Butler, Chambers, Coffee, Coosa, Covington, Dale, Dallas, Henry, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Randolph, Russell, and Tallapoosa.	Counties of Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Cullman, De Kalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Pickens, St. Clair, Shelby, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston.	Counties of Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington, and Wilcox.
March 3, 1905 33 Stat. 987	Counties of Autauga, Barbour, Butler, Chambers, Coffee, Coosa, Covington, Dale, Henry, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, Russell, and Tallapoosa.	Counties of Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Cullman, De Kalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Pickens, St. Clair, Shelby, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston.	Counties of Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Hale, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Perry, Washington, and Wilcox.
March 7, 1908 35 Stat. 38	Counties of Autauga, Barbour, Butler, Chambers, Coffee, Coosa, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, Russell, and Tallapoosa.	The statute made no changes to the district.	The statute made no changes to the district.
March 3, 1911 36 Stat. 1105	Counties of Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Chilton, Coffee, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Ellmore, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, Russell, and Tallapoosa.	The statute made no changes to the district.	Counties of Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Escambia, Hale, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Perry, Washington, and Wilcox.
1. The statute made no reference to Butler County, which lay between the Middle and Southern Districts. The county was assigned to the Middle District in 1852. Historical county information obtained from William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries*, at The Newberry Library.

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