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Jacksonville
The Jacksonville Division is headquartered in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. It serves Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Flagler, Hamilton, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns, Suwannee, and Union Counties.
Coronavirus Information
- Chief Judge Merryday has ordered restrictions on visitors to the United States courthouses in the Middle District of Florida. View the order here.
- Chief Judge Merryday has entered an administrative order under the CARES Act concerning a court’s authority to conduct some criminal proceedings by video or audio conference. View the order here.
- For division-specific or judge-specific orders, see the division’s page or the judge’s page.
- The public intake areas in the Clerk's Offices in the Middle District of Florida are closed until further notice. Documents can be filed by CM/ECF or by dropping them off in the public drop boxes outside each Clerk’s Office. View more information here.
Other Coronavirus Information Specific to Jacksonville Division
Courthouse:
Street Address:
300 North Hogan Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Clerk's Office:
Hours:
The courthouse is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The clerk's office is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Both are open Monday through Friday, except on holidays.
Accessibility:
The courthouse is wheelchair-accessible with a ramp that provides access to both main entrance doors, elevators. The intake office has a wheelchair-height counter. Contact the clerk’s office if a different accommodation is needed.
Private Space for Nursing Mothers:
Private space is on the twelfth floor of the Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse in the jury deliberation room connected to Courtroom 12A. To gain access, request a key from the clerk's office on the ninth floor. The space is available to lawyers, staff members, jurors, and members of the public during regular clerk's office hours between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Food and Beverage:
There are food and drink vending machines in the courthouse but no restaurant or cafeteria.
Lawyer Conference Room:
Conference space for lawyers is on the first floor of the courthouse in suite 1-211. The room includes a work table, chairs, a couch, a fax machine, a paper shredder, a radio, a telephone, WiFi, a Keurig coffeemaker, a water cooler, and a refrigerator.
Parking:
There is no designated parking for the courthouse, but there are several pay-to-park lots and metered parking spaces nearby.
Security:
To ensure courthouse security:
- No one may bring onto courthouse property a firearm, ammunition, explosive device, knife, pocket knife, chemical spray, or any other weapon.
- Absent an exception, no one may bring a personal electronic device (for example, a cell phone, laptop computer, or tablet) beyond a courthouse's security checkpoint. For information on exceptions, see the court's policy regarding Possession and Use of Personal Electronic Devices in Federal Courthouses in the Middle District of Florida.
- Each visitor to a courthouse must present a valid official photo identification, such as a state identification, state driver license, federal identification, military identification, or current passport.
- Each visitor to a courthouse must pass through a metal detector staffed by court security officers. If an alert sounds, a court security officer will scan the visitor using a handheld wand. The visitor must place personal items in a tray to be scanned by x-ray. If an item appears questionable, the visitor must identify the item and may have to leave the courthouse with it.
Smoking:
Smoking is prohibited inside the courthouse.
Courthouse Area Map: