The Fort Myers and Tampa divisions are closed from Tuesday, September 27 through Thursday, September 29 due to Hurricane Ian.
The Ocala and Orlando divisions are closed Wednesday and Thursday. CM/ECF remains available. The website will be updated if additional closures are required.
Court closures due to Hurricane Ian: The Fort Myers and Tampa divisions are closed Tuesday, September 27 through Thursday, September 29. The Ocala and Orlando divisions are closed Wednesday and Thursday. The Jacksonville division is closed Wednesday at 2pm through Friday.
The Fort Myers division will be closed through at least Friday, October 7. All in-person proceedings scheduled to occur the week of October 3 in the Fort Myers courthouse have been postponed. Most telephone and zoom hearings scheduled in Fort Myers cases have also been postponed. Check the individual case docket for more information. If you have a time-sensitive matter, contact the Tampa division clerk's office.
The Fort Myers division will be closed through Friday, October 14. All in-person proceedings scheduled to occur the week of October 10 in the Fort Myers courthouse have been postponed. Most telephone and zoom hearings scheduled in Fort Myers cases have also been postponed. Check the individual case docket for more information. If you have a time-sensitive matter, contact the Tampa division clerk's office.
The Jacksonville, Ocala, Orlando, and Tampa divisions are closed on Thursday, November 10, 2022 due to Tropical Storm Nicole. CM/ECF remains available.
The clerk's office in Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Orlando, and Tampa will be closed on Friday, November 25, 2022. Contact the Ocala Division clerk’s office if you are in need of court services (in any of the divisions) on Friday, November 25.
All Middle District courthouses will be open on Thursday, August 31.
Due to Hurricane Idalia, court operations at the Tampa courthouse will be closed on Tuesday, August 29 and Wednesday, August 30. Ocala Division court operations will close on Tuesday at noon and will be closed all day Wednesday. The Jacksonville and Orlando Divisions will be closed on Wednesday, August 30.
The Middle District of Florida will upgrade CM/ECF this Friday, June 30, 2023. CM/ECF will be unavailable from 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 30 through 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 1.
All divisions will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. The clerk's offices in Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Ocala, and Tampa will be closed on Tuesday, December 26. A lawyer or a layperson in need of court services in any of the divisions on December 26 can contact the Orlando Division clerk's office, which will be open.
The Jacksonville and Ocala courthouses will close at noon today, January 9, due to inclement weather. The courthouses will reopen tomorrow, January 10, for regular business hours.
The Middle District of Florida clerk's offices in Fort Myers, Ocala, Orlando, and Tampa will be closed on Friday, July 5. A lawyer or a layperson in need of court services in any of the divisions on July 5 can contact the Jacksonville division clerk's office, which will be open.
Due to Hurricane Milton, the Tampa division will be closed on Tuesday, October 8, Wednesday, October 9, and Thursday, October 10. The Fort Myers division will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday. The Ocala and Orlando divisions will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday. Any additional court closures will be announced here as they become official.
Due to inclement weather, the Jacksonville Division will be closed to the public on Wednesday, January 22.
The Tampa division courthouse will be closed today, Thursday, April 3, due to a building maintenance issue. The building will reopen normally tomorrow, Friday, April 4.
ATTENTION JURORS: On May 12, 2025, the Middle District of Florida began mailing juror qualification letters to 256,377 individuals randomly selected from county voter registration lists. If you received a juror qualification letter in the mail, please complete the questionnaire online using eJUROR. The information you provide will help the Court create a pool of qualified individuals who may be summoned to serve on either a grand jury or a petit jury.
