Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 24, 2026.
Russell County, Alabama, has about 59,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Russell County Circuit Court and the District Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Circuit Clerk, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Russell County public records, Russell County arrest records, Russell County warrants, Russell County inmate search, Russell County criminal records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Russell County
In Russell County, the Russell County Circuit Court hears felonies, civil cases over $20,000, divorces and appeals from the district court.
Below it, the District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and preliminary hearings in felony cases.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the Circuit Court, and the file stays with the Circuit Clerk.
The Circuit Clerk keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Alabama Public Records Law.
Looking Up a Case from Russell County
For Russell County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at russell.alacourt.gov/record-request-and-copies (page title: Russell County | Twenty-Sixth Circuit Court of Alabama), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, Alacourt is the statewide online index of Alabama trial court cases, sold by subscription.
The appellate courts' case search is at publicportal.alappeals.gov/portal/search/case.
What Reaches the Court from Russell County
Together, the two agencies in Russell County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,902 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Russell County Circuit Court or the District Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at russellcountyal.gov/services/county_attorney.php (page title: Russell County), phone 334-298-7963, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Russell County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Russell County criminal records, Russell County divorce records, Russell County traffic tickets, Russell County DUI and Russell County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Russell County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Russell County and Alabama. These court pages from its Russell County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Alabama Administrative Office of Courts (alacourt.gov)
- Probate Public Site (russellcountyprobate.us)
Cities in Russell County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Russell County Circuit Court or the District Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Russell County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Phenix City (38,509)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Russell County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at russell.alacourt.gov. Statewide, Alacourt is the statewide online index of Alabama trial court cases, sold by subscription.
Which court hears felonies in Russell County?
The Russell County Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $20,000, divorces and appeals from the district court. The District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and preliminary hearings in felony cases.
Who keeps the court records in Russell County?
The Circuit Clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Alabama?
Yes: Alacourt, the statewide online index of Alabama trial court cases, sold by subscription.
Is this the official Russell County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.