Circuit Court

In Florida, the Circuit Court has original jurisdiction over all civil matters where the value of matter at issue exceeds $15,000. The State of Florida is divded into twenty circuits. The Circuits and the Counties they cover are listed below:


 * First Circuit - Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton
 * Second Circuit - Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla
 * Third Circuit - Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee and Taylor
 * Fourth Circuit - Clay, Duval and Nassau
 * Fifth Circuit - Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion and Sumter
 * Sixth Circuit - Pasco and Pinellas
 * Seventh Circuit - Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns and Volusia,
 * Eighth Circuit - Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, and Union
 * Ninth Circuit - Orange and Osceola
 * Tenth Circuit - Hardee, Highlands, and Polk
 * Eleventh Circuit - Dade
 * Twelfth Circuit - DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota
 * Thirteenth Circuit - Hillsborough
 * Fourteenth Circuit - Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and Washington
 * Fifteenth Circuit - Palm Beach
 * Sixteenth Circuit - Monroe
 * Seventeenth Circuit - Broward
 * Eighteenth Circuit - Brevard and Seminole
 * Nineteenth Circuit - Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie
 * Twentieth Circuit - Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee