What Is a Court Docket in Mobile County
A docket is a chronological list of court events. For Mobile County, the Alacourt docket page produces a daily-setting list for circuit and district courts, organized by a chosen setting date. The docket shows what cases are scheduled, the parties, and the case number. A docket entry is not the same as a full case file: the entry is the calendar note; the file holds the motions, orders, exhibits, and judgments.
Mobile County has two parallel docket systems. Circuit and district court dockets run through Alacourt. Probate court dockets run through Benchmark WEB after registration. Family Court at Strickland Youth Facility handles juvenile matters that are not posted publicly. For an overview of which Mobile County court holds which docket, see the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit page.
How to Find Mobile County Dockets Online
The fastest way to pull a Mobile County court docket is the Alacourt LOC=58 page. It is free and does not require an account for the daily docket. Open the page, pick a date, choose to enter a last name or not, and click Search. The result loads into the page as a PDF inside an iframe.
- Open pa.alacourt.com for Mobile County.
- Confirm the heading reads "SEARCH DOCKET - County: 58."
- Pick a Setting Date from the dropdown. The page shows a small rolling list of upcoming days.
- Enter a Last Name to narrow the docket or leave it blank to pull the entire day.
- Click Search and review the docket PDF.
For probate cases, register and log in to Benchmark WEB. Probate Court instructs users to register on first visit, then log in by email and password. Once inside, search by case number using the format shown on the invoice.
The screenshot above shows the only two inputs the page exposes: Setting Date and Last Name.
Sample Mobile County Docket Entry
A docket entry on the Mobile County Alacourt PDF includes the case number, the parties, the court division, and the type of setting. Probate Benchmark dockets include case events and outstanding cost lines. Here is a field-by-field guide to what you should expect to see.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Setting Date | Date the matter is on the calendar |
| Case Number | Prefix + year + sequence, e.g., CC25-2821, DC25-908658, DR25-... |
| Parties | State v. Defendant in criminal; Plaintiff v. Defendant in civil; Petitioner / Respondent in domestic |
| Event Type | Arraignment, motion hearing, status, pretrial, trial, sentencing, settlement conference |
| Courtroom / Judge | Some entries identify the courtroom or assigned judge |
| Status | Continued, held, reset, dismissed, judgment entered |
The Mobile docket page warns that some cases may not appear on the electronic docket. Treat the PDF as a strong indicator, not a guarantee of every set matter.
Courts That Publish Dockets in Mobile County
Not every court in Mobile County publishes a daily public docket. The Thirteenth Judicial Circuit publishes circuit and district settings through Alacourt. Probate Court publishes judicial dockets through Benchmark WEB after registration. Family Court does not publish a public juvenile docket because juvenile records are confidential. Municipal courts in the City of Mobile and surrounding cities publish their own calendars on city websites.
- Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court - Circuit civil, circuit criminal, and domestic relations settings on Alacourt.
- Mobile County District Court - District civil, district criminal, traffic, and small claims settings on Alacourt.
- Mobile County Probate Court - Judicial cases and probate dockets on Benchmark WEB after registration.
- Mobile County Family Court - Juvenile dockets are not posted publicly; call 251-574-1450 for case-specific info.
- Municipal courts - City court calendars on the relevant city's website.
If you have a circuit judge's name, you can check the Mobile County circuit judges page for a courtroom assignment. The district judges page does the same for district court.
Docket vs. Full Case Record
People often expect a docket lookup to pull every document in a case. It does not. The Alacourt daily docket is a calendar PDF. The full case file may include the indictment or complaint, motions and responses, orders, transcripts, exhibits, and the judgment. To see those, you usually need a paid Alacourt account, a clerk's office visit, or a certified copy request.
| Docket | Full Case Record | |
|---|---|---|
| Format | PDF list of events for a date | Full filed documents and orders |
| Access | Free on Alacourt for Mobile | May require paid account or clerk visit |
| Use | Track upcoming settings | Legal review, evidence, certified copies |
| Limitations | Some cases may not appear electronically | Sealed and confidential filings may be withheld |
How to Read a Mobile County Docket
Mobile case numbers carry a prefix that tells you the court and case type. CC is circuit criminal, DC is district criminal, DR is domestic relations, CV is civil, JU is juvenile, SM is small claims, and GJ refers to grand jury. The year follows the prefix, then a sequence number. So CC25-2821 is the 2,821st 2025 circuit criminal case for Mobile.
Docket event codes are usually short. "ARRG" or "ARR" is arraignment. "MOT" is motion. "ORD" is order. "PT" is pretrial. "TRL" is trial. "STAT" is status. "DISP" is disposition, the outcome. "RST" means reset to a new date. "CNT" or "CONT" means continued. "JDG" is judgment entered.
Probate case prefixes are different. Benchmark WEB shows the case summary, outstanding bill, and a green "PAY Online" button when costs are due.
Traffic Settings and Online Resolution
Mobile County traffic citations are handled in district traffic court or, when eligible, through the state's Online Traffic Resolution system at resolve.alacourt.gov. The Alabama traffic ticket information site at traffic.alacourt.gov lets you look up a ticket; payments run through Alapay. A traffic case may also appear on the Alacourt daily docket when the matter is set for court instead of online disposition.
If your ticket is eligible for online resolution, that path is faster than waiting for a docket setting.
Probate Court Dockets in Benchmark WEB
Mobile County Probate Court publishes judicial dockets through Benchmark WEB attorney access and the probate judicial portal. After registration, you can search judicial case dockets, party and attorney names, calendars, and court costs. The page lists adoption, conservatorship, estate administration, guardianship, mediation, mental health, legitimation, and name change as probate-topic dockets you may encounter.
Probate continuance motions have their own rules. The court instructs that continuance motions must be signed, filed as originals, and include a certificate of service. Motions filed within 72 hours of the setting must include an expedited handling cover sheet. Faxed continuance motions may be acted on, but the original must be filed within 24 hours.