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Probate Court - Jefferson County

Alan L. King
Judge of Probate, Place 1

 

Sherri C. Friday
Judge of Probate, Place 2

 

Cynthia Vines Butler
Deputy Probate Judge
Bessemer Division

General Information

Jefferson County Probate Court is responsible for the following duties at both the Birmingham and Bessemer Courthouses.

1.    Issuing Marriage Licenses;

2.    Recording Land Records (deed, mortgages, leases, etc.);

3.    Recording Public Records;

4.    Probating Wills and Administering Estates;

5.    Issuing Letters Testamentary, Letters of Administration, and Letters of Guardianship/Conservatorship;

6.    Hearing Adoptions, Name Changes, Legitimations;

7.    Hearing Adult Mental Health Involuntary Commitment Cases;

8.    Processing Applications for Notary Publics

9.    Serving as Chief Election Official for Jefferson County

Address

Probate Court - Jefferson County
Room 115
Jefferson County Courthouse
716 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd North
Birmingham, AL 35203

Probate Court - Bessemer
Suite 101
1801 3rd Avenue North
Bessemer, AL 35020

Phone Numbers

Birmingham Division

·         CHIEF CLERK - Jackie Rhodes: 325-5203

·         PROBATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR - Mary Roberson: 325-5411

·         JUDICIAL: 325-5420

·         RECORDING - 325-5411
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·         ACCOUNTING - Daniel Nash: 325-5512

·         ADOPTIONS CLERK: 325-5426

·         ELECTIONS SUPERVISOR - Sid Browning: 252-7834

·         INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENTS: 325-5428

·         MARRIAGE LICENSE: 325-5182

·         MENTAL HEALTH COORDINATOR - Paul Carter: 325-5426

·         MENTAL HEALTH SOCIAL WORKER - Michele Dooley: 325-5009

·         NOTARIES: 325-5417

·         OFFICE OF JUDGE - Sherri C. Friday: 325-5426

·         OFFICE OF JUDGE - Alan King: 325-5203

·         PROBATE COURT COORDINATOR: 325-5203

·         RECORD ROOM - Benny Dodd: 325-5512

Bessemer Division

·         DEPUTY PROBATE JUDGE - Cynthia Vines Butler: 481-4100

·         JUDICIAL - Margaret Payne: 481-4102

·         RECORDING - Karen Wilson: 481-4100

·         RECORD ROOM: 481-3074 

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