Serves the citizens of Broward County.
It is the second largest jurisdiction in the
State of Florida with a population of over
1.6 million residents.
The Circuit utilizes the services of 88 full time judges.

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Broward County consists of the following
cities and municipalities:
Coconut Creek, Cooper City, Coral Springs, Dania, Davie,
Deerfield Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Hallandale, Hillsboro Beach,
Hollywood, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Lauderdale Lakes,
Lauderhill, Lazy Lake Village, Lighthouse Point, Margate,
Miramar, North Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Parkland,
Pembroke Park, Pembroke Pines, Plantation, Pompano Beach,
Sea Ranch Lakes, Southwest Ranches, Sunrise, Tamarac,
Weston, Wilton Manors, and Unincorporated Broward
 

Site Descriptions

Administrative Orders
This area lists the Administrative Orders issued by the Chief Judge of the
Judicial Circuit available to any interested party for review or downloading.

Local Rules of Court
This area lists Local Rules of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit available to
any interested party for review or download.

Judges and Judicial Staff
This area provides information relating to Judges, Judicial Divisions,
Judicial Assistants and telephone numbers.

Probate & Guardianship
This area provides information and resources relating to Guardianship,
Probate and Mental Health matters. Including forms, guidelines, and
contacts.

Probate eFiling
This area provides information and resources relating to the Probate
eFiling pilot project.

Complex Litigation Unit
This area provides information and resources relating to the Complex
Litigation Unit that was established to hear complex cases. This unit
 consists of business and tort subdivsions

Duty Judge Assignments
This area provides a list of the judges assigned as Duty Judge for the
Criminal and Civil Divisions.  This area also lists the Magistrate, Relief and
Restraining Order Judges assigned for the week.

Traffic Program
This area provides information on the program designed to efficiently manage all civil infraction cases by assisting the County Court Judges with the ever increasing caseload.

Court Administration
This area provides information relating to the Court Administrator's office.
The Office of the Court Administrator is responsible for supporting the
Judiciary of Broward County with personnel and court programs, including:
Employment Opportunities, Departmental Information, Locations, and
Telephone Numbers.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Here you will find information on: jury duty, where offices are located in the
Judicial Complex, and legal assistance programs.

Employment Opportunities
This area provides detailed information on current positions available with
the Office of the Court Administrator or one of its  several court programs.

Locations
This area provides logistical information about the physical location,
access, hours and parking at the various courthouses throughout the
17th Judicial Circuit of Florida.

Court Related Links
This area provides Hyper-Links to other web sites of interest. The
17th Judicial Circuit of Florida assumes no responsibility for the content
of these sites.

District Court of Appeals Survey
The District Court of Appeal Workload and Jurisdiction Assessment
committee is asking lawyers, litigants and the public to complete an
on-line survey to help them evaluate the district courts of appeal.
The assessment committee will examine the survey results as
they consider whether a court's performance in a specific area
could be appreciably improved with a jurisdictional change.

 

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