Elmore County - Nineteenth Circuit Court of Alabama Court cases in Elmore County, Wetumpka, AL *
Elmore County District Court in Wetumpka is Alabama's state district court (trial court of limited jurisdiction) for the county. It handles misdemeanors and most traffic offenses; conducts initial appearances and preliminary hearings in felony cases; and hears civil actions within the district court's monetary limits, including small-claims and landlord-tenant/eviction cases. Pursuant to Alabama law, the district court also exercises juvenile jurisdiction, including delinquency, dependency, and children-in-need-of-supervision matters. Divorce, custody, adoption, and other general domestic-relations cases are heard in circuit court, not district court.
Elmore County - Nineteenth Circuit Court of Alabama Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Circuit Court |
| County: | Elmore |
| Street Address: | 8935 U.S. Highway 231 N. |
| City: | Wetumpka |
| Zip Code: | 36092 |
| Phone: | 334-567-1156 |
| Hours: | Monday - Friday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm |
| Website URL: | http://elmore.alacourt.gov/ |
| Restrictions: | The following items are not allowed in the 19th Judicial Circuit Courthouses. (List subject to change; each court has local rules as well) No lighters, matches or anything that will light a fire. No knives, or anything that is sharp, pointed or edged including knitting needles. No fingernail files that are 3 inches in length or longer; no scissors of any type or length. No pepper spray, mace or tasers. No guns of any type. No Cellphones or Recording Devices |
Services and Case Types Handled in Elmore County - Nineteenth Circuit Court of Alabama
Elmore County District Court serves the public by handling:
- Criminal/traffic: misdemeanors, ordinance violations, DUIs, and felony preliminary hearings.
- Civil: small claims, limited civil disputes, detinue, and landlord‑tenant/evictions.
- Juvenile: delinquency, children in need of supervision, and dependency (as assigned).
- Protective orders: Protection From Abuse petitions (ex parte and final).
Key services:
- Case filings and records through the Circuit Clerk (in-person; attorneys via e-filing).
- Warrants/summons issuance; fine/fee collection; forms and basic filing assistance.
- Hearings: arraignments, bench trials, small-claims/civil/eviction matters, preliminary, juvenile, and PFA hearings.
- Jury services (summons, qualification, deferrals) are administered by the Circuit Clerk; district cases are generally non-jury.
- Public support: interpreter and accessibility requests, payment options, and scheduling.
