This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site for Jefferson County, Alabama. We cannot pull official documents, file paperwork, issue certified copies, clear warrants, or change court dates. For any of those, reach the Jefferson County office that holds the record directly.
Need an Official Document?
Here is where to look for the records most people ask about in Jefferson County:
- Circuit and District Court case files: contact the Jefferson County Circuit Clerk through the Jefferson County Courthouse, Room 400, Birmingham, AL 35203, with phone references including 205-325-5355 and 205-325-5360
- Bessemer Cutoff court files: route the request to the Bessemer Division at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1801 3rd Avenue North, Bessemer, AL 35020
- Marriage certificates and probate records: contact Jefferson County Probate Court, which keeps marriage, estate, guardianship, conservatorship, and probate case records
- Divorce records: see marriage and divorce records; divorce decrees are Circuit Court domestic-relations records, not Probate Court marriage records
- Arrest, jail, and sheriff records: see inmate records or the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office corrections contact at 2200 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr. Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35203, 205-325-5700
- Active warrants: see warrant records and confirm with the issuing court, municipal court, or Sheriff's Office because warrant data may be restricted or delayed
- Other county records: use the Jefferson County online public-records request portal when the record is an administrative county record rather than a court case file