Judge Allison Boyd

Judge of Probate

18th Judicial Circuit, Probate Court

A graduate of Samford University, Ms. Boyd earned her law degree from the University Of Alabama School Of Law and her Masters in Business Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.  Ms. Boyd practiced in Tuscaloosa as an associate with Spruell & Powell, Inc. in the areas of insurance defense, probate, family and real estate law prior to joining the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office. During her eight year tenure with the District Attorney’s Office Ms. Boyd was responsible for the prosecution of crimes against children, violent felony crimes and was the prosecutor for both the Mental Health Court and Drug Court programs.  In January 2016, Ms. Boyd was appointed to serve as Mental Health Program Coordinator and Legal Counsel to the Shelby County Judge of Probate.  In addition to her other duties with the Probate Office, Ms. Boyd has been appointed as a Special Probate Judge and presides over adoptions, commitments and other matters as assigned by the Probate Judge.  Ms. Boyd serves on the Board of Directors of Chilton-Shelby Mental Health Center, the Board of Directors of Leadership Shelby County and as the President of the Advisory Board of Shelby Volunteers in Service, a county non-profit benefiting senior citizens and volunteer efforts in Shelby County.