Search Tallahassee Court Docket
Tallahassee court docket records are filed and maintained by the Leon County Clerk of the Circuit Court. As both the state capital and the county seat of Leon County, Tallahassee sits in the 2nd Judicial Circuit. This circuit also covers Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Liberty, and Wakulla counties. All civil, criminal, family, and traffic cases for Tallahassee residents go through the Leon County Clerk. The court docket system tracks every filing, hearing, and order for each case. You can search Tallahassee court docket records online through the Leon County Clerk website or in person at the courthouse.
Tallahassee Quick Facts
Leon County Court Docket for Tallahassee
Tallahassee is the county seat of Leon County. The Leon County Clerk of the Circuit Court manages all court docket records for cases filed in the county. Being the state capital, Tallahassee is also home to the Florida Supreme Court and several state agencies. But local court cases still go through the Leon County circuit and county courts, not the state-level courts.
The 2nd Judicial Circuit covers six counties in the Florida panhandle. Tallahassee cases make up the bulk of Leon County's caseload. Circuit courts hear felonies, family law matters, probate, guardianship, juvenile cases, and civil disputes over $50,000. County courts handle misdemeanors, traffic offenses, small claims up to $8,000, landlord-tenant disputes, and civil cases up to $50,000. Each of these filings creates docket entries in the Leon County system.
| Court | Leon County Circuit Court, 2nd Judicial Circuit |
|---|---|
| Website | leonclerk.com |
Visit the Leon County Clerk website for phone numbers, office addresses, and hours for Tallahassee courthouse locations.
Search Tallahassee Court Docket Online
The Leon County Clerk website provides online access to Tallahassee court docket records. You can search by party name, case number, or date range. The search covers all case types in the county. Basic lookups are free and available to anyone at any time of day.
Start searching at leonclerk.com for court docket records in Tallahassee.
The City of Tallahassee website handles municipal services and code enforcement. The city itself does not run courts. Code enforcement and municipal ordinance cases go through the Leon County court system. Those show up on the county court docket like any other case filed in Tallahassee.
Under Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes, court records are open to the public. You can view court docket data for any Tallahassee case without giving a reason. The state policy is clear: all records are open for personal inspection. Some records are exempt under Rule 2.420. Sealed cases, expunged records, juvenile dependency, adoption, and mental health records stay confidential.
Administrative Order AOSC24-65 from the Florida Supreme Court defines access levels for electronic court records. General public users see case numbers, party names, and docket entries. Attorneys get fuller access to their own cases. Since the Supreme Court is based in Tallahassee, this order directly affects how the local clerk provides electronic access to court docket data.
Tallahassee Court Docket Copies and Resources
Getting copies of Tallahassee court docket records goes through the Leon County Clerk. Certified copies carry the clerk's seal and work for legal purposes. Plain copies cost less. You can request records in person at the Tallahassee courthouse, by mail, or through online options.
For filing new documents in Tallahassee cases, the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal works around the clock. This statewide system connects to the Leon County clerk and handles over 30 million documents each year. The E-Filing Portal Authority is made up of all 67 elected Clerks of Circuit Court plus the Supreme Court Clerk.
The Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers website has links to all county clerk offices. The Florida Courts main site, which is operated from Tallahassee, links to all 20 judicial circuits and provides self-help resources for people handling their own cases. For official records like deeds and liens in Leon County, use the MyFloridaCounty portal.
Appellate cases from Tallahassee go to the First District Court of Appeal, also based in Tallahassee. Search appellate dockets at acis.flcourts.gov.
Note: Tallahassee is the state capital, so some high-profile state-level court cases originate here but are handled differently from regular Leon County cases.
Leon County Court Docket Records
Tallahassee is in Leon County, and all court docket filings go through the Leon County Clerk. For the full county overview, search tools, and fee schedules, visit the Leon County court docket page.
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