Court FAQs
Q: What should I do if I missed my hearing?
A: Contact the judge assigned to your case immediately. Judge’s contact information can be found by going to the homepage and clicking on the Judges link.
Q: What should I do if I can’t make it to my hearing?
A: Contact the judge assigned to your case immediately. Judge’s contact information can be found by going to the homepage and clicking on the Judges link.
Q: How do I pay my traffic ticket?
A: Contact the Clerk of Courts at 954-831-6565, or clerk’s website link
Q: How can I get help using the 17th Circuit online scheduling system?
A: Click here for Online Scheduling system help. For any technical problems you can e-mail the type of the problem to calendar@17th.flcourts.org, Include attorneys Florida Bar Member Number in all correspondence.
Q: How can I post bail for a family member/friend who was arrested?
A: Contact the Broward County Jail at 954-831-5900.
Q: How late is the courthouse open?
A: The courthouse hours are 8am – 5pm, Monday through Friday. The courthouse is closed on weekends and holidays. Click here for a list of court-observed holidays.
Q: How do I schedule a deposition room?
A: Contact Court Administration at 954-831-7740.
Q: How do I request court or judicial records?
A: Contact the Clerk of Courts at 954-831-6565, or clerk’s website link
Q: How do I check on the status of paperwork that I filed with the court?
A: Contact the Clerk of Courts at 954-831-6565, or clerk’s website link
Q: How do I find out who the judge on my case is?
A: Contact the Clerk of Courts at 954-831-6565, provide your case number to the clerk, and they can look up your case information, including the name of your assigned judge.
Q: How do I contact a judge about my case?
A: Go to the homepage, and click on the Judges link. Choose which division your case is in to see a list of judges and their contact information.
Q: I want to attend my hearing by telephone, what should I do?
A: Contact the judge assigned to your case to see if he or she will allow it, and what procedures you should follow, if allowed.
Q: How do I get to the courthouse?
A: Click here for directions to the main courthouse and the three satellite courthouses.
Q: What items are prohibited from the courthouse? What should I leave at home/in my car?
A: You may not bring any weapons into the courthouse, including guns, knives, pepper spray, stun guns, corkscrews, scissors, toy guns, etc.
Q: How should I dress for court?
A: Business dress is preferred.
Q: Where do I park at the courthouse?
A: There is a public pay parking garage on the corner of Southeast 3rd Avenue and Southeast 6th Street, by the drawbridge. A variety of private pay lots are also available around the courthouse.
Q: When is the courthouse closed?
A: Courthouse holidays and closings are posted here link to the Administrative Order
Q: My relative has a court date and does not speak English. How can I arrange for an interpreter?
A: Court Administration’s Court Interpreters program provides interpretation services to non-English speaking defendants, victims, witnesses, and family in the following case proceedings: first appearance, arraignments, pre and post trial motions, pre-trial conferences, trials, domestic violence injunction hearings, dependency and juvenile hearings, violation of probation, guardianship proceedings, Baker Act hearings, status conferences, calendar calls, psychological evaluations, and pre-trial intervention.
Sign Language interpreters are provided to deaf persons who are complainants, defendants, witnesses, jurors, or otherwise parties in all judicial proceedings.
Q: How do I view/print these documents or forms?
A: You have to download Adobe Player, a free program, here in order to print the documents and forms.