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The Florida Supreme Court is now offering virtual tours for school groups, civic organizations, and leadership groups

This month, civil infraction traffic hearing officers in the Sixth Judicial Circuit began hearing cases again using the videoconferencing tool Zoom.

Florida’s State Courts System has a new, user-focused website with a sleek look and improved accessibility. A wealth of information is available with a clean design focused on delivering answers and built around...

Florida's 91st Supreme Court Justice Jamie Grosshans was appointed on September 14, 2020, by Governor Ron DeSantis.

Chief Judge Kimberly C. Bonner has entered Administrative Order 2020-19.3 that will merge all treatment/specialty courts into one new super division that we are calling the Problem-Solving Court and Criminal Administrative Division “P,” effective January 4, 2021. The Problem-Solving Court Division judge will be dedicated full-time to the administration of...

In view of the decline of the positivity rate for  COVID-19 cases, and the related decline in hospitalizations and emergency department visits in our district, the Third District Court of Appeal, has met the Florida State Courts guidelines to advance to the next phase of post-COVID-19 reopening. 

Please refer to the posted monthly oral argument calendar to see the cases scheduled for oral argument.

The Florida Supreme Court has named Florida State University law school Dean Erin O’Hara O’Connor as the Registrant Advocate to work with Florida Bar examinees unable to take the 2020 summer Bar exam due to pandemic test failures.

Under the program, examinees can use an online form to contact both...

While criminal jury trials have resumed in several jurisdictions around Florida, Monday saw progress in another area of the justice system with the seating of a grand jury in the Second Judicial Circuit.

Bradford County in North Florida’s Eighth Judicial Circuit began jury selection on August 31 for a felony jury trial scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. Eighth Circuit Chief Judge James P. Nilon spoke to socially distanced jurors Monday morning at the Bradford County Courthouse in Starke.