Alabama Legal Overview: Huntsville-Decatur The Huntsville-Decatur metro area is actually made up of two metro areas on either side of the Tennessee River. The Huntsville metro area is on the south bank, while the Decatur metro area is on the north bank. Put together, the Huntsville-Decatur metro area includes four counties, with a separate judicial circuit for each one. Each circuit has a circuit court as the main trial court with general jurisdiction and a district court with limited jurisdiction. Listed below are the major cities in the Huntsville-Decatur metro area.
Top Alabama cities for Legal Issues: Huntsville
1. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County, although the city also extends into Limestone County. Madison County is served by the 23rd judicial circuit housed in the Madison County courthouse located in downtown Huntsville. The 39th judicial circuit serving Limestone County is based in the county courthouse in Athens. Decatur is the county seat of Morgan County, and is served by the 8th judicial circuit housed at the County Courthouse in Decatur. Lawrence County is served by the 36th judicial circuit at the county courthouse in Moulton. 2. The father of a Huntsville boy burned by a fire pot explosion has filed a product liability lawsuit against the manufacturer and two retailers who sold the product. Chris Kutsor was burned last year in May when the fuel gel being poured by his girlfriend ignited in a flash fire explosion. 3. A strange truck accident happened in Morgan County near Priceville, where a near-collision between a motorcycle and an 18-wheeler ended up with the truck driver sent to the hospital after being stabbed by the motorcyclist. The motorcyclist now faces felony assault charges and a personal injury lawsuit.
Trending Huntsville-Decatur Legal Topics: The circuit courts can hear appeals from district courts in their own judicial circuit and from all the municipal courts in the county. Appeals against circuit court decisions need to be taken up with the Alabama appellate courts, which means either the court of civil or criminal appeals, and then the state supreme court. All attorneys practicing law in the Huntsville-Decatur metro area must be licensed to practice law in Alabama and become members of the Alabama State Bar. Many are also members of the Huntsville Madison County Bar Association. |