The Miami-Dade Courts launches a Pilot Kiosk Project at the South Dade Justice Center on Monday, February 22, 2021. “We know that not everyone may have access to a computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone to participate in Zoom court hearings by video, so we hope that the Kiosks will be a helpful...

The Honorable Ellen S. Masters has been re-elected by the judges of the Tenth Judicial Circuit to serve another two year term as Chief Judge, commencing on July 1, 2021.

The Honorable Christopher N. Patterson has been re-elected by his fellow judges to serve as Chief Judge for the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit for another term. His new term as Chief Judge will be July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2023. Judge Patterson was elected as Circuit Judge November 2010, commissioned...

Chief Judge Anthony Rondolino was reelected to a fourth term as chief judge during an election on Feb. 17, 2021. He drew no opposition. The new term begins July 1, 2021, and ends June 30, 2023.

Chief Judge Michael McHugh, Twentieth Judicial Circuit, was re-elected by his colleagues to serve another two-year term, running from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2023.  He has served as chief judge since July 2015.

Florida’s Chief Justice Charles Canady has issued an administrative order authorizing some remote criminal jury trials as COVID-19 pandemic conditions persist around the state. This order extends a similar authorization issued in June 2020 for some civil trials.

Congratulations to Judge Charles E. Roberts who will serve as the Twelfth Judicial Circuit’s chief judge beginning July 1, 2021.

Unanimously elected by his colleagues, Chief Judge Elect Roberts assumes the administrative role for the two-year term of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023.

The Judges of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit elected the Honorable Glenn Kelley as the next Chief Judge of the Circuit. Judge Kelley's term will begin on July 1, 2021.

Safety protocols in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach courts take top priority as judicial circuits plan to resume in-person jury trials. According to Chief Justice Charles Canady, "Courts still expect to face 1.1 million pending cases by the end of June, not counting an additional 145,000, pandemic-generated cases, including evictions and...

The judges of the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida have re-elected the Honorable Jonathan Sjostrom as Chief Judge for a fourth two-year term beginning July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2023.