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For people held at the Baldwin County Corrections Center in Bay Minette, state charges are heard by the courts of Alabama's 28th Judicial Circuit. Hearings are held mainly at the Baldwin County Courthouse, 312 Courthouse Square, Suite 10, Bay Minette, AL 36507, though Fairhope and Foley each host a branch courthouse. Watching the two videos below takes the mystery out of the long road from booking to a final sentence.
In English, Jail Exchange walks through each stage of an Alabama criminal case in plain words: arrest, the first court appearance, when a judge looks at bond and makes sure the defendant has counsel, hearings, a plea agreement or trial, and sentencing. It also explains why friends and family should learn the defendant's rights. Filing questions for a Baldwin County case belong with the Circuit Clerk's office, 251-937-0280. Only a defense attorney can advise on a specific charge.
Muchas familias del condado de Baldwin hablan español en casa. Este video en español recorre cada fase de un caso penal en Alabama: el arresto, la fianza hasta la sentencia, para que nadie se quede sin entender las fechas de corte de su ser querido. Para dudas sobre su caso, consulte con un abogado defensor.
Bay Minette, Fairhope or Foley: which Baldwin courthouse has the case?
How do I reach Circuit Clerk Brenda Ganey's main Bay Minette office?
Are there phone numbers for the Fairhope and Foley satellites?
How does Baldwin divide felony and misdemeanor work?
How long until a Corrections Center arrestee sees a Baldwin judge?
Who pays a Baldwin County court-appointed attorney?
Where can relatives follow Baldwin court settings and costs?
Does Jail Exchange have more pages for Bay Minette families?
Do both videos on this page explain Baldwin cases, and is one in Spanish?
The 28th Judicial Circuit holds court in all three towns, so the assignment printed on the case record decides where your family goes; the clerk can confirm it.
Visit 312 Courthouse Square, Suite 10, Bay Minette, AL 36507, or ring 251-937-0280 between 8:00 and 4:30 on business days.
Fairhope Satellite Courthouse, 1100 Fairhope Avenue, Fairhope, AL 36532, 251-928-3002. Foley Satellite Courthouse, 201 East Section Avenue, Foley, AL 36535, 251-943-5061.
Lower-level charges, traffic matters and each felony's early hearings stay in District Court. Jury trials on felonies take place in Circuit Court, while each town's municipal judge hears breaches of local ordinances.
Within 72 hours under Alabama rules; at that hearing the judge handles bond conditions and whether a defense attorney must be appointed.
The state does, through the Office of Indigent Defense Services (334-242-7059). Baldwin has no county public defender office, so judges appoint private counsel.
Settings and filings post to the Baldwin Circuit Clerk site and Alacourt, and costs go through AlaPay. Anything about custody status at the Bay Minette facility: 251-937-0202.
Read the Corrections Center bond page, confirm custody in the Baldwin inmate lookup, and scan latest Bay Minette arrests.
They describe statewide steps that Baldwin cases follow: the English walkthrough for most readers, and a Spanish edition made for Spanish-speaking households along the Eastern Shore and in the county's farm towns.