GULF SHORES MUNICIPAL COURT

Gulf  Shores  Municipal  Court
240 Clubhouse Drive
POB 299
GULF SHORES, AL 36547-0299
251/968-6780

Court Dates  
Instructions for Defendant

MUNICIPAL COURT HEARINGS LOCATION:
Gulf Shores City Hall Council Chambers
1905 West First Street
Gulf Shores, AL  36542

Municipal Court Jurisdiction
 

MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE:
Honorable Walter B. Chandler
(see description)

MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK
Honorable Kenneth B. McKenzie, CMCCM Administrative Law Judge
(see description)

MUNICIPAL COURT MAGISTRATES
Honorable Natasha N. Touchstone, CMCCM
Honorable Julie M. Jones
(see description)
 

The Court Clerk and Magistrate(s) positions are appointed and approved by the Supreme Court, AOC, Mayor, City Council and the Municipal Judge. They are created by the Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration as established by the Alabama Supreme Court.

 

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE:
Honorable Walter B. Chandler

Presides over the Municipal Court Clerk and Magistrate(s), and hears any cases brought before the Gulf Shores Municipal Court. Appointed and Approved by the Mayor and City Council.

Created by the Code of Alabama. Directed by the Supreme Court and the Alabama Administrative Office of Courts (AOC). A Municipal Judge must be an Attorney.

MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK
Honorable Kenneth B. McKenzie, CMCCM, Administrative Law Judge

Responsible for the Administration of the Municipal Court and its Financial Transactions, Case records, and Employees. Also, as Magistrate, accepts Fine Payments, holds Probable Cause Hearings and issues Warrants, as well as holds Initial Appearance/ Bond Hearings with incarcerated defendants. Manages the clerical duties of the case files in the Court. As Administrative Law Judge, conducts hearings of appeals from the final decisions of the City of Gulf Shores Chief Revenue Officer relating to business licenses.

MUNICIPAL COURT MAGISTRATE
Honorable Natasha N. Touchstone
Honorable Julie M. Jones

Accepts Fine Payments, holds Probable Cause Hearings and Issues Warrants, as well as holds Initial Appearance/Bond Hearings with incarcerated defendants. Manages the clerical duties of the case files in the Court.

The Court Clerk and Magistrate(s) positions are appointed and approved by the Supreme Court, AOC, Mayor, City Council and the Municipal Judge. They are created by the Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration as established by the Alabama Supreme Court.

MUNICIPAL COURT JURISDICTION:

The Gulf Shores Municipal Court has jurisdiction over Misdemeanor Traffic Cases, Misdemeanor Criminal Cases and Violations of Municipal Ordinances, that occur in the City Limits or the Police Jurisdiction of the City of Gulf Shores. The Legal Authority used to bring cases in the Gulf Shores Municipal Court is the CODE OF ALABAMA, mainly Title 32 (Traffic) and Title 13A (Criminal), as adopted by City Ordinance. The adopting Ordinances and Code Sections, as well as other Ordinances and Code Sections enforced in the Municipal Court can be found in the Gulf Shores Municipal Code Book.