Guides: Alabama Resources: Cases & Courts

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AL Cases on Lexis Incl. AL Court of Civil Appeals from 1969, AL Court of Criminal Appeals from 1969, AL Supreme Court from 1820, AL Court of Appeals 1911-1969
AL Cases on Westlaw Incl. Supreme Court: begins with 1820, Court of Civil Appeals: begins with 1969, Court of Criminal Appeals: begins with 1969, Former Court of Appeals: 1911 - 1969.
AL Cases on Bloomberg Law Incl. AL Supreme Court from 1840, AL Court of Civil Appeals from 1969, AL Court of Criminal Appeals from 1969, former AL Court of Appeals 1911 to 1969

Supreme Court of Alabama (Unofficial) Slip Opinions Coverage is select and recent only, Alabama Unified Judicial System. For opinions prior to 2013, contact the Alabama Supreme Court and State Law Library.
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals Opinions Coverage from May 2014 of published opinions, for prior opinions contact the Alabama Supreme Court and State Law Library.
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Opinion Coverage from Oct. 2014 of published opinions, for prior opinions contact the Alabama Supreme Court and State Law Library.

Some state court dockets may be found in:
- Lexis: Dockets.
- Westlaw: Dockets: Search Coverage Status by Court or Dockets Index to determine coverage for Georgetown Law accounts. Search Dockets and Court Wire to determine which court materials are covered by the two Westlaw services. Georgetown Law does not have access to Court Wire, but does to Court Wire Alert Archive.
- Bloomberg Law Docket Search: Search Dockets Coverages & Outages for coverage. Docket coverage does not mean, however, that all filings within the coverage dates are held by Bloomberg Law. Also, review our Law Library's FAQ on fees and Bloomberg Law's Docket Search.
Try searching for dockets on the court's web site. The National Center for State Courts offers judicial branch links for each state, focusing on the administrative office of the courts, the court of last resort, any intermediate appellate courts, and each trial court level.

CourtLink and Briefs, Pleadings and Motions may be found on Lexis.
Some Briefs and Trial Court Documents may be available on Westlaw.
To locate state court materials not available within Westlaw, Lexis or Bloomberg Law, review Dockets & Court Documents page in our Briefs, Oral Arguments and Other Court Documents Research Guide.
Some state appellate courts may make recordings of oral arguments and hearings available on their web sites.
The Law Library's ILL Services, a library-to-library resource sharing service, does not order court materials from a court's clerk. Please contact the court directly for copies.