While Jefferson County has 14 percent of the state's population, its courts handle more than one-third of the state's child-support cases and nearly one-fourth of Alabama's juvenile cases.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Former Birmingham Municipal Court Judge Raymond Pearson Chambliss beat sitting judge Brian Huff to win the Jefferson County Circuit Court Place 18 seat Tuesday. The Place 18 ...

Calvert told defense lawyers the rule against use of restraints on children in court "clearly wouldn't work in Jefferson County," said Beth McMahon, the chief juvenile public defender in Louisville.