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April 6, 2020

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On April 6, 2020, Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Canady entered Administrative Order AOSC20-23 suspending all jury trials through May 29, 2020. Based on the new order, the Twelfth Judicial Circuit will suspend all non-essential or non-critical programs and services through May 29, 2020. Please visit our COVID-19 news page for previous posts, including a complete list of cases that are being heard during emergency operations.

Address Changes, Future Court Dates

We are asking that if anyone needs to update an address or has a question about their next court date to please email the Self Help Center or call (941) 861-8191.

If you are an attorney, a defendant, or a citizen with an interest in a criminal court case, you can register for eNotify, a service that provides users with courtesy text and email reminders about upcoming court events. For more information, visit enotify.flcourts.org. NOTE: This service is available only for criminal cases.

Note: Judge Charles E. Williams has posted updated procedures to the Sarasota Probate Division

Please continue to visit our website www.jud12.flcourts.org and social media @12circuitFL on Twitter and Instagram for further updates.

Procedure updated 4-6-2020 Read all coronavirus posts on our COVID-19 News page

Announcements & Notifications

• Become a Court Interpreter
• Court Appointed Registry Applications
• Interpreter Request Form
• Judicial Center Identification Application
• Juror Counseling Information
• Psychiatrists and Physicians Needed for Guardianship Examining Committee
• Stipulation to Transfer Case to South County
• Underage Parents Marriage License Application 
  (Factors that may be considered by the Court)