Limestone County Circuit Clerk Records

Limestone County Circuit Clerk Office

Kelly Davis serves as Circuit Clerk for Limestone County's 39th Judicial Circuit. The official county Circuit Clerk profile describes her as a lifelong Athens resident and identifies the office's broad court and jury functions. Alabama's local court page calls the Circuit Clerk the official record keeper and business manager for District and Circuit Court proceedings.

The Limestone County Circuit Clerk office is inside the Limestone County Courthouse in downtown Athens. Public sources list two Limestone County office numbers: the county profile gives (256) 233-6406, while the local Alacourt landing page gives (256) 216-3865. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a daily closure from noon to 1:00 p.m.

Limestone County Circuit Clerk Duties

The Limestone County Circuit Clerk's work extends beyond handing out copies. The office maintains and electronically images Limestone County court records, manages pleadings, collects and disburses court funds, prepares subpoenas, issues notices for trials and hearings, and supports jury operations. It also handles fines and fees, passports, evictions, and court business across the divisions assigned to the clerk.

• Maintain Civil, Criminal, Domestic, Child Support, Traffic, Juvenile, and Warrant records.
• Accept pleadings and preserve electronically imaged case materials.
• Prepare subpoenas and issue notices for scheduled hearings and trials.
• Collect fines, fees, and court funds, then manage required disbursements.
• Support jury management and courthouse case administration.
• Handle listed services such as passports and evictions.

The Circuit Clerk is also Limestone County's Absentee Election Manager for county, state, and federal elections. That role differs from the Probate Judge's work as a separate probate and recording officer. Court case copies still come from the Circuit Clerk.

Note: Limestone County Circuit Clerk staff can identify forms and procedures, but Alabama law bars the office from giving legal advice.

Limestone County Circuit Clerk Records

Limestone County Circuit Court records include felony prosecutions, higher-value civil matters, domestic cases, and appeals from lower courts. Limestone County District Court records include misdemeanors, state traffic matters, small claims and lower-level civil disputes, felony preliminary hearings, and certain guilty pleas before indictment. A file can contain complaints, answers, motions, orders, judgments, subpoenas, hearing notices, pleas, sentence entries, garnishments, costs, or appeal papers.

The Probate Judge is the wrong counter for these trial case files. Probate Judge Charles Woodroof's office separately handles estates, wills, guardianships, conservatorships, marriage certificates, adoptions, involuntary commitments, name changes, and real-property recordings. Athens Municipal Court separately controls its city ordinance and municipal traffic cases. A request should name the court level and division so it reaches the correct record keeper.

Case number

The best identifier for a Circuit or District Court file.

Docket

The event log or daily schedule, not the complete set of filed papers.

Certified copy

A copy authenticated by the record-holding clerk for an official use.

Disposition

The outcome or present resolution recorded for a case or charge.

Request Limestone County Certified Copies

A Limestone County certified copy may be needed when another court, agency, employer, licensing body, or transaction requires proof that the copy came from the official file. The research does not publish a Limestone County certified-copy form or exact certification fee. Contact the Limestone County Circuit Clerk before mailing payment so staff can confirm the record, page count, current cost, accepted payment, return method, and whether the requested document is public.

1. Identify the Circuit or District Court case and its division. Use the case number when known.
2. State the party names, approximate filing date, and exact document, such as an order or judgment.
3. Tell the clerk that certification is required and ask for the current copy and certification total.
4. Confirm whether the request must be made in person or may be mailed, and ask which payment form is accepted.
5. Provide return or pickup details and verify the expected processing method with clerk staff.

Limestone County Record Request Details

No official local court-record request form was located in the reviewed sources. A clear written request should still supply the fields staff need to identify the record and quote the correct service. Case number is strongly preferred but may not be known. Party names, court division, approximate date, and document type provide alternate search points. Personal identifiers should not be sent unless the clerk specifically requires a secure method.

A broad request for “all records” can slow identification. A narrow Limestone County Circuit Clerk request makes it easier to determine what is public, what is imaged, and what must be reviewed or redacted.

Limestone County Circuit Clerk Fees

The official Limestone County Circuit Clerk source confirms that Just One Look requires fees, but it does not state the exact amount for that access or for clerk copies and certification. Traffic payment rules are more specific. Mailed traffic payments must be a money order or cashier's check, not a personal check. AlaPay charges a service fee, while in-person cash or money-order payment can avoid the convenience charge.

Marriage and probate recording fees do not belong to the Circuit Clerk fee schedule. Those are separate Probate Judge services.

Limestone County Online Clerk Access

Just One Look provides on-demand statewide trial court access for Civil, Domestic, Criminal, and Traffic records. It supports party-name and case-number searches but requires account and payment access for full use. For a near-term schedule, the free Limestone County daily docket lets a user choose a setting date and optionally enter a last name. The docket warns that some cases may not appear electronically.

Self-represented litigants have a separate e-notice path through Alafile. The researched process requires online registration, printing the registration form, and bringing that form with state-issued photo identification to the clerk during normal business hours. After the clerk processes the registration, electronic orders in the user's case are sent by email. The manifest's Alafile capture failed, so no clerk-page image is used.

Electronic imaging improves access for judges, clerks, and the public, but it does not remove confidentiality rules or make every document free online.

State appellate records use a different clerk and court system. The Supreme Court of Alabama's official page is the source for the assigned Circuit Clerk image below.

The state page helps separate appellate access from Limestone County Circuit Clerk records held for local Circuit and District Court cases.

Visit Limestone County Circuit Clerk

Visitors should use the courthouse at 200 Washington Street West rather than the county commission contact address. Jury instructions say parking around the courthouse is free. Allow time for the metal detector, and do not bring weapons. The office's noon closure can affect record pickup, registration, and counter requests, so plan around the 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. break.

Bring a photo ID when a process requires it, such as the pro se Alafile registration. For record work, bring the case number, party names, court division, date range, and a precise list of documents. If the need is only to confirm a current hearing, check the daily docket first. Broader searching and file interpretation are covered on the Limestone County court records page.

Note: Call (256) 233-6406 before a long trip when certification, a large file, or a restricted record may require extra handling.