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Bankruptcy court

Northern District of Alabama

The Northern District of Alabama is the federal bankruptcy court for 31 counties in Alabama, divided into 4 divisions.

This district is administered by a Bankruptcy Administrator rather than the United States Trustee.

Divisions and counties served

Each county below is assigned to a division by the court’s own order or local rule.

Bankruptcy venue is governed by 28 U.S.C. § 1408, not by county alone. It can rest on domicile, residence, a principal place of business, or principal assets in the United States, measured over the 180 days before filing — so a recent move can change which district is available. Confirm venue before filing.

Anniston Division

8 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ala. — Realignment of Divisions (effective October 1, 2025): "Eastern Division ... Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, St. Clair, and Talladega Counties" (office in Anniston)

Birmingham Division

3 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ala. — Realignment of Divisions (effective October 1, 2025): "Southern Division ... Blount, Jefferson, and Shelby Counties" (office in Birmingham)

Huntsville Division

10 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ala. — Realignment of Divisions (effective October 1, 2025): "Northern Division ... Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan Counties" (office in Huntsville)

Tuscaloosa Division

10 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ala. — Realignment of Divisions (effective October 1, 2025): "Western Division ... Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston Counties" (office in Tuscaloosa)

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How the Northern District of Alabama runs a case

Practices this court sets for itself. They differ from district to district, which is why a national answer cannot supply them.

Chapter 13 plan form
This district requires its own local plan form

U.S. Bankr. Ct. N.D. Ala., LR 3015-1 A Chapter 13 Plan (fillable) (Effective Jan. 1, 2019)

What the Northern District of Alabama publishes

Local rules and standing orders bind cases in this district in addition to the national rules. Each link goes to the court’s own copy.

Local rules

The rules this court adds on top of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. They bind every case filed here.

Showing 12 of 26 this court publishes.

Standing orders

General orders the court has entered that apply across cases rather than to one case.

Showing 12 of 45 this court publishes.

Fee schedules

What this court charges, as the court publishes it.

Related

Not yet published here

We have not collected these for this court, so this page does not show them. The court’s own site is the authority meanwhile.

  • Courthouse street addresses, filing-counter hours and clerk phone numbers
  • The trustees who serve this district

This court publishes at www.alnb.uscourts.gov. The rules, orders and fee schedules linked on this page go to its own copies.

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