Lee County Circuit Clerk Office
Mary B. Roberson has served as Lee County Circuit Clerk since 2013. Her official biography lists prior service as an Assistant District Attorney for the 37th Judicial Circuit from 2008 through 2013 and earlier civil and private practice. The Circuit Clerk serves Lee County Circuit and District Courts, which share the state trial-court records office.
The main counter is in Room or Suite 104 of the T.K. Davis Justice Center. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The published main number is (334) 737-3526. This is the starting point when the correct division is unclear.
Lee County Circuit Clerk
Mary B. Roberson, Circuit Clerk
2311 Gateway Drive, Suite 104
Opelika, AL 36801
(334) 737-3526
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Note: The Circuit Clerk has Lee County Circuit and District Court records, not federal, municipal, probate, or other-county files.
Lee County Clerk Responsibilities
The clerk receives filings, maintains the court case record, enters court actions, supports calendars and notices, processes payments, and supplies available copies. Division staff handle circuit and district criminal work, civil cases, small claims, traffic, divorce, child support, protection-from-abuse filings, evictions, juvenile matters, warrants, expungements, and front-counter requests.
Some requests belong elsewhere even when they relate to Lee County. Auburn and Opelika municipal courts maintain their city cases. The Probate Judge handles estates, wills, guardianships, recording, and marriage-certificate recording. Booking records and recent arrests come from Sheriff Jay Jones and the Lee County Sheriff's Office. A District Attorney file is not automatically the same as the clerk's court file.
| Need | Correct Lee County channel |
|---|---|
| Circuit or District Court case file | Lee County Circuit Clerk |
| Estate, will, guardianship, or recorded instrument | Lee County Probate Court or recording office |
| Auburn or Opelika city case | The issuing municipal court |
| Booking or current custody record | Lee County Sheriff's Office |
| Federal case | The appropriate federal court and PACER channel |
Lee County Clerk Division Directory
Direct division numbers reduce transfers and help a requester reach staff familiar with the case type. The official directory identifies both supervisors and front-counter staff. Use the main clerk number when a case crosses divisions or the listed staff assignment is uncertain.
| Division or function | Staff contact | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit Criminal | Kamala Hardnett, Deputy Clerk | (334) 737-3510 |
| Traffic | Amanda Meadows, Criminal Division Supervisor | (334) 737-3508 |
| E-Warrants | Alina Meadows | (334) 737-3505 |
| E-Warrants and Expungements | Samantha Spears | (334) 737-3501 |
| District Criminal and Traffic | Julie Feehan | (334) 737-3506 |
| District Criminal and Rapid Resolution | Dana Richards | (334) 737-3519 |
| Juvenile and Over-the-Counter Warrants | Jennifer Andrews | (334) 737-3553 |
| Circuit Civil | Dedra Kuglin, Civil Division Supervisor | (334) 737-3513 |
| Divorce, Child Support, and PFAs | Hanna Grimes | (334) 737-3509 |
| Child Support | Kelli Capps | (334) 737-3514 |
| District Civil and Evictions | Aerial Johnson | (334) 737-3532 |
The official Circuit Clerk division directory is the source for these routing contacts. Staff assignments can change, so confirm through the main office when a direct line no longer reaches the listed function.
Request Lee County Court Copies
The clerk's Request for Copies and/or Searches of Court Records form supports mail or hand delivery. It covers civil and criminal matters and asks for enough identifying data to locate the right file. The listed record choices include signed orders, judgments, complete files, history checks, dated orders, warrants, divorce decrees and agreements, payment histories, withholding orders, garnishments, executions, indictments, and case action summaries.
Send or deliver the form to 2311 Gateway Drive, Suite 104, Opelika, AL 36801. Fees are due when the office receives the request. Credit cards and personal checks are not accepted. Allow at least seven working days. The clerk warns that the paid search fee still applies when no information is found and no refund is issued.
- Identify whether the case is civil or criminal and confirm it belongs to Lee County Circuit or District Court.
- Enter the requester name, phone, mailing address, and email information on the copy form.
- Provide the party or defendant name, case number, date of birth, and charge when known.
- Select the exact record needed and mark whether certification is required.
- Deliver or mail the form with the accepted payment method and allow the stated processing time.
Important: Certified copies carry the clerk's formal authentication; select certification when the receiving agency or proceeding requires it.
Lee County Request Form Fields
A complete request gives the clerk both requester contact data and case identifiers. A case number is not labeled absolutely required, but it is strongly useful. Copy the format from a pleading, ticket, indictment, notice, or prior court paper when possible.
| Field | Requirement | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Name, telephone, address, city, state, ZIP | Implied | Requester contact and delivery information |
| Optional or implied | Requester contact | |
| Criminal or Civil | Implied | Routes the request to the correct file type |
| Defendant's Name | Implied | Identifies the party tied to the case |
| Charge | Optional or implied | Narrows a criminal case |
| Case Number | Optional but strongly useful | Directly identifies the file |
| Date of Birth | Optional or implied | Separates people with similar names |
| Records or Copies Needed | Required by request | Tells staff what to reproduce or search |
| Order Date | Conditional | Identifies a specific dated order |
| Certification Needed | Required when desired | Adds formal certification to the copy |
Lee County Clerk Copy Fees
The copy form publishes a compact fee schedule. The first charge covers up to 20 pages. Added pages and each requested certification cost extra. A paper, closed, archived, register, or history search has its own charge.
| Clerk service | Amount |
|---|---|
| Copies, 1 through 20 pages | $25 |
| Each additional page | $0.50 |
| Each certification | $5 |
| Search of paper records, history checks, closed cases, registers, or archived records | $25 |
A divorce decree has a separately documented $25 certified-copy channel through Domestic Relations. A mailed decree request uses a $25 money order and a self-addressed stamped envelope. In-person payment may be a money order or cash in correct change. Confirm current charges before requesting an unusual file or large set of documents.
Online Lee County Record Access
AlaCourt Access, also called Just One Look, offers paid on-demand Alabama trial-court reports by name or case number. Reports may include case details, court actions, status, setting dates, parties, financial history, and the case action summary. The service lists $9.99 for either a name search or a case-number search. A no-match result still counts as a paid search.
Document images are priced separately at $5 for the first 20 pages and 50 cents for each later page. Online reports are useful for research, but the Circuit Clerk remains the source for a local certified copy, an old paper file, or a record missing from the portal. AlaCourt 2.0 is the related subscription system requiring Customer ID, User ID, and password.
For a broader portal walkthrough and report inventory, the Lee County court records search separates online reports from direct clerk requests.
Lee County Court Forms
Alabama AOC eForms provides official categories for civil, criminal, juvenile, probate, small claims, traffic, municipal, and do-it-yourself filings. The Circuit Clerk's local pages also provide division-specific directions, and the Lee County jury information page routes juror registration and courthouse questions. A form must still be filed in the correct venue and with the required fee and service material.
Domestic-relations filers using certified mail must provide stamped, addressed certified-mail materials with Mary B. Roberson and the Circuit Clerk's Gateway Drive address as the return address. Protection-from-abuse filings have their own court process and no filing charge. Expungement uses the CR-65 petition and requires certified arrest or court disposition material plus a certified ALEA criminal record.
The Lee County expungement notice states a $500 filing fee. Samantha Spears is the listed E-Warrants and Expungements contact at (334) 737-3501. The court, not ALEA, decides whether a qualifying Alabama record is expunged.
Lee County Clerk Access Limits
Public court access is subject to sealing, expungement, confidentiality, and redaction. Juvenile records are confidential under Alabama Code Section 12-15-133. Personal identifiers and other nonpublic facts may be removed from an otherwise available copy. A requester should not assume that every document named on the form can be released to every person.
When a record is restricted, explain the relationship to the case and ask what authorization or court order is required. The clerk can apply access rules but cannot give legal advice. For a probate adoption or mental-health commitment, contact Probate Court because those files are outside the Circuit Clerk's regular custody.