GULF SHORES MUNICIPAL COURT
Gulf Shores Municipal Court
240 Clubhouse Drive
P.O. Box 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.
