Florida, court records
Florida trial court records are kept by the clerk of court in each county. Appeals are searched in ACIS, the statewide appellate case system, and federal cases in PACER.
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Court records
Home of the Florida State Courts System, with the Supreme Court, District Courts of Appeal, the 20 judicial circuits and the ACIS appellate case search.
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Search dockets and documents of the Florida Supreme Court and District Courts of Appeal in the statewide Appellate Case Information System.
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Florida Supreme Court case information: case dockets, recent filings and how to follow a case before the court.
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Home of the Florida Supreme Court, the state's highest court, with opinions released on regular Thursday mornings and email alerts for new releases.
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First Judicial Circuit of Florida, one of 20 circuits, serving Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties, with court closure notices.
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Second Judicial Circuit of Florida, serving Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty and Wakulla counties, with its circuit and county judges.
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Third Judicial Circuit of Florida, run from Lake City, serving Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee and Taylor counties.
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Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida, serving Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion and Sumter counties, with main offices in Ocala.
Open official site Fifth Judicial CircuitCourt records
Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida for Pasco and Pinellas counties: judges, courthouses, self-help, calendars and administrative orders.
Open official site Sixth Judicial CircuitCourt records
Seventh Judicial Circuit of Florida in east central Florida, serving Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns and Volusia counties: judges, jury service and administrative orders.
Open official site Seventh Judicial CircuitCourt records
Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida, serving Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy and Union counties, with judges, calendars and court news.
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Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida for Orange and Osceola counties, with court locations, judges, self-help and administrative orders.
Open official site Ninth Judicial CircuitEverything else, organized
9 more Florida sources not listed above.
Guide
Florida dissolutions are circuit court cases under section 61.043, kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the county. Rule 2.420(a) of the Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration opens all judicial branch records to the public except as the rule provides, and dissolution files and the Family Law Financial Affidavit, Form 12.902(b) or (c), required by Family Law Rule 12.285, are not among the records made confidential automatically. When filed, the affidavit, with its income, expenses, assets including bank accounts and liabilities, the final judgment, any marital settlement agreement, equitable distribution orders and qualified domestic relations orders are public unless a court orders otherwise on a Motion to Determine Confidentiality of Court Records or conditionally seals the financial information under Family Law Rule 12.400(d), though the parties may jointly waive filing the affidavits and bank account numbers stay confidential.
Each county clerk runs its own docket, remote viewing of family documents follows the Supreme Court's access standards, under which registered users can view the non-confidential family file online while the unregistered public cannot, the full file can also be read at the clerk's office, and copies cost $1 per page under section 28.24. The Florida asset search page explains what the affidavit shows.
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At a glance
ACIS, the Appellate Case Information System, holds dockets and documents of the Florida Supreme Court and District Courts of Appeal; trial court files stay with each county's clerk of court.
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Straight answers
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State court records are usually free to view at the courthouse and often free online, with per-page fees for certified copies. PACER charges $0.10 per page (capped at $3.00 per document), waived under $30 per quarter.
No. A sealed case is hidden from the public docket index by court order. Its existence may still be confirmable by number, but documents are not accessible.
Civil cases involve disputes between parties (contracts, torts, family). Criminal cases are brought by the government. Both are indexed by the same court clerks but tracked in separate sub-dockets.
Not in one search. PACER covers all federal courts. Most states have a statewide judiciary portal that covers their state courts, but a few require per-county lookups. This page links to Florida's official portal.
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