Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 16-24B-5 (2026)
Appeals.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
(a) All appeals of a final decision from the expedited evidentiary hearing shall lie with the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. An appeal shall be filed within 14 days after the receipt of the final written decision of the circuit judge or the mediator. An appeal by either party shall be perfected by filing a written notice of appeal with the clerk of the Court of Civil Appeals within 14 days after the receipt of the final written decision of the circuit judge or the mediator by the party. Failure to file a timely notice of appeal shall render the decision of the circuit judge or the mediator final. Within 28 days after an appeal is filed, the chief executive officer shall transmit the record to the clerk. Failure of the chief executive officer to timely transmit a full and accurate record to the clerk shall result in a favorable decision being entered by the court for the contract principal.
(b) The decision of the circuit judge or the mediator shall be affirmed on appeal unless the Court of Civil Appeals finds the decision to be against the great weight of the evidence.
(c) The final written decision of a judge or mediator which is not appealed, or is affirmed on appeal, shall have the force and effect of a final judgment upon which execution may issue, or which may be enforced by other appropriate writ.
(Act 2000-733, p. 1588, §5.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2011–2025 · leading case: Emily Walker v. Montgomery Cnty. Bd. of Educ.., 85 So. 3d 1008 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011).
Emily Walker v. Montgomery Cnty. Bd. of Educ.., 85 So. 3d 1008 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). “Under Ala.Code 1975, § 16-24B-5(a), either party may appeal the judgment of the circuit court to this court by filing a notice of appeal within 14 days of the entry of the circuit court’s judgment.”
Curry v. Russell Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 125 So. 3d 711 (Ala. Civ. App. 2013). “” In pertinent part, § 16-24B-5(a) provides that “[a]ll appeals of a final decision from the expedited evidentiary hearing shall lie with the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals” and that such an appeal “shall be perfected by filing a written notice of appeal with the clerk of the…”
Yance v. Dothan City Bd. of Educ., 163 So. 3d 1070 (Ala. Civ. App. 2014). “The Board defendants have moved to dismiss Yance’s appeal as untimely under Ala. Code 1975, § 16-24B-5(a); however, that provision, which allows 14 days for appeals, applies only to appeals from expedited hearings as described in Ala.”
Walker Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Guin (In re Guin), 267 So. 3d 335 (Ala. Civ. App. 2018). “, generally provides for timely appellate review within 42 days from the entry of an appealable judgment or order, in this case the pertinent "time for taking an appeal" under the TAA from a final judgment in a proceeding involving cancellation of a principal's contract of…”
Colbert Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Melcha Satchel (Appeal from Colbert Circuit Court: CV-24-23)., No. CL-2024-0534 (Ala. Civ. App. Feb. 14, 2025). “In my opinion, that filing procedure complied with § 16-24B-5(a).”
Walker Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Guin (In re Guin), 267 So. 3d 335 (Ala. Civ. App. 2018). “, generally provides for timely appellate review within 42 days from the entry of an appealable judgment or order, in this case the pertinent "time for taking an appeal" under the TAA from a final judgment in a proceeding involving cancellation of a principal's contract of…”
Carl Michael Seibert v. Lorri Ann Fields, No. CL-2022-1062 (Ala. Civ. App. Mar. 17, 2023). “Ala. Code 1975, § 16-24B-5 (requiring 8 CL-2022-1062 appeals in certain actions under the Teacher Accountability Act, Ala.”
Ronald Dean Pinson v. Chilton Cnty. Bd. of Educ. (Appeal from Chilton Circuit Court: CV-24-900003)., No. CL-2024-0228 (Ala. Civ. App. Feb. 14, 2025). “Either way, Pinson filed his notice of appeal well within the fourteen-day window permitted by § 16-24B-5(a). Accordingly, we conclude that the appeal is timely.”
Ala. Code § 16-24B-5(a): 7 cases
Emily Walker v. Montgomery Cnty. Bd. of Educ.., 85 So. 3d 1008 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). “Under Ala.Code 1975, § 16-24B-5(a), either party may appeal the judgment of the circuit court to this court by filing a notice of appeal within 14 days of the entry of the circuit court’s judgment.”
Yance v. Dothan City Bd. of Educ., 163 So. 3d 1070 (Ala. Civ. App. 2014). “The Board defendants have moved to dismiss Yance’s appeal as untimely under Ala. Code 1975, § 16-24B-5(a); however, that provision, which allows 14 days for appeals, applies only to appeals from expedited hearings as described in Ala.”
Curry v. Russell Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 125 So. 3d 711 (Ala. Civ. App. 2013). “” In pertinent part, § 16-24B-5(a) provides that “[a]ll appeals of a final decision from the expedited evidentiary hearing shall lie with the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals” and that such an appeal “shall be perfected by filing a written notice of appeal with the clerk of the…”
Walker Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Guin (In re Guin), 267 So. 3d 335 (Ala. Civ. App. 2018). “, generally provides for timely appellate review within 42 days from the entry of an appealable judgment or order, in this case the pertinent "time for taking an appeal" under the TAA from a final judgment in a proceeding involving cancellation of a principal's contract of…”
Colbert Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Melcha Satchel (Appeal from Colbert Circuit Court: CV-24-23)., No. CL-2024-0534 (Ala. Civ. App. Feb. 14, 2025). “In my opinion, that filing procedure complied with § 16-24B-5(a).”
Ala. Code § 16-24B-5(b): 2 cases
Emily Walker v. Montgomery Cnty. Bd. of Educ.., 85 So. 3d 1008 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). “Under Ala.Code 1975, § 16-24B-5(a), either party may appeal the judgment of the circuit court to this court by filing a notice of appeal within 14 days of the entry of the circuit court’s judgment.”
Curry v. Russell Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 125 So. 3d 711 (Ala. Civ. App. 2013). “” In pertinent part, § 16-24B-5(a) provides that “[a]ll appeals of a final decision from the expedited evidentiary hearing shall lie with the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals” and that such an appeal “shall be perfected by filing a written notice of appeal with the clerk of the…”
Ala. Code § 16-24B-5(c): 2 cases
Walker Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Guin (In re Guin), 267 So. 3d 335 (Ala. Civ. App. 2018). “, generally provides for timely appellate review within 42 days from the entry of an appealable judgment or order, in this case the pertinent "time for taking an appeal" under the TAA from a final judgment in a proceeding involving cancellation of a principal's contract of…”
Walker Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Guin (In re Guin), 267 So. 3d 335 (Ala. Civ. App. 2018). “, generally provides for timely appellate review within 42 days from the entry of an appealable judgment or order, in this case the pertinent "time for taking an appeal" under the TAA from a final judgment in a proceeding involving cancellation of a principal's contract of…”
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