DOTHAN: These court cases are scheduled in the 20th Judicial Circuit in Houston and Henry County Alabama:
Note: Juvenile court doesn’t have Public Records. Judge Lori Collier Ingram and Judge Henry “D” Butch Binford Handle all Juvenile Cases.
Note: Domestic Violence is not always an abuse case; they could be seeking Petition for Custody and Petition to Modify.
HOUSTON COUNTY:
HONORABLE HOUSTON COUNTY DISTRICT-CRIMINAL COURT JUDGE BENJAMIN LEWIS: Each morning has initial appearances. These are people who have not made a bond. They are required to be seen by a Judge or Magistrate within 48 to 72 hours of their arrest. Judge Lewis follows the law; even when on holiday he or another Judge comes to the Houston County Jail for initial appearances.
These Persons are seen via a TV screen from the jail to the courtroom.
HONORABLE HOUSTON COUNTY DISTRICT-CRIMINAL JUDGE BENJAMIN LEWIS:
Has Small Claims 1 case for Account Collection. He also has District Civil with 3
cases for Unlawful Detainer. In Domestic Relation he has 9 cases for Protection
from Abuse. He also has District-Criminal with 19 cases ranging from Sorna
Violation, Assault 1st, Theft of Property 1st, Trafficking and Possess Marihuana
1st.
HONORABLE HOUSTON COUNTY CIRCUIT-CRIMINAL JUDGE CHRISTOPHER K
RICHARDSON: Has Circuit Criminal with 113 cases ranging from Use/Possess Drug
Par, Possess/Receipt Cont, Possess Forged Instr, Robbery 2nd, and Theft pf
Property 1st. He also has District-Criminal with 30 cases for Use/Possess Drug Par,
ACJIC Computer Tampering, Fraud Use Credit/Deb Use and Possess/Receipt Cont.
HONORABLE HOUSTON COUNTY CIRCUIT- CRIMINAL JUDGE M JOHN
STEENSLAND III: Had Domestic Relation with 1 case for Contested Divorce.
HONORABLE HOUSTON COUNTY CIRCUIT- CRIMINAL JUDGE KEVIN MOULTON:
Has District-Criminal with 10 cases for Sorna Violation, Possess Forged Instr 3rd,
Possess/Receipt Cont X 7, Obstruct Justice. He also has Circuit Criminal with 100
cases ranging from Forgery 3rd, Trafficking. Rec Stolen Prop 1st, Assault 2nd,
Theft of Property 3rd and Elderly Abuse.
HENRY COUNTY:
HONORABLE HENRY COUNTY CIRCUIT-CRIMINAL JUDGE R TODD DERRICK: Has
Circuit-Criminal with 1 case for Capital Murder-Robbery. He also has Domestic
Relation with 2 cases for Petition to Modify, Contested Divorce. In Circuit-Civil he
has 2 cases for Other CV Case, Foreign Judgment.
