Courthouses in the Middle District of Alabama will be closed on Fridays starting this week due to the ongoing federal government shutdown that began on October 1.

According to an order filed by Chief United States District Judge Emily Marks on October 16, the Middle District of Alabama began reducing operations this week.

“WHEREAS on October 20, 2025, the judiciary will enter Phase 2 of a lapse in appropriations during which balances from fees and no-year appropriations will be exhausted, and the judiciary must reduce operations to avoid violations of the Antideficiency Act. See 31 U.S.C. §§ 1341-42; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that all Courthouses within the Middle District of Alabama, including Montgomery, Dothan, and Opelika, shall be CLOSED FOR OPERATIONS on each Friday during Phase 2 o

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