{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-12-12-71","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 12-12-71","heading":"When Appeals Taken to Circuit Courts; Nature of Proceedings and Right to Jury Trial Upon Appeals to Circuit Courts.","body":"Except as provided in Section 12-12-72 and in subsection (e) of Section 12-15-120, all appeals from final judgments of the district court shall be to the circuit court for trial de novo.\nAn appellant shall not be entitled to a jury trial in circuit court unless it is demanded in the notice of appeal, and an appellee shall have no right to a jury trial unless written demand is filed in circuit court within 14 days of service upon him of notice of appeal.","path":["Title 12 Courts.","Chapter 12 District Courts.","Article 4 Appeals."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=12-12-71","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"76f1c2709104674fa5c49dc424afc9059e688de132468ff4e4d312596d1214c4","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-12-12-70","next":"us-al/ala.-code-12-12-72"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}