Orange County
Located in Central Florida and covering a land area of 903 square miles, Orange County is inhabited by over 1.37 million people. With 13 cities and towns within its boundaries, it is considered the most populated county in Central Florida, and the county seat is Orlando.
Florida's Ninth Judicial Circuit Court presides over Orange County. It operates and serves county residents and businesses through the court's criminal, civil, business, domestic, traffic, probate, juvenile, and problem-solving divisions. While the Criminal County Court has jurisdiction over misdemeanor criminal cases and criminal traffic cases, the Criminal Circuit Court hears appeals of all criminal felonies from the County Courts. The Civil County Court oversees legal matters in which the controversy does not exceed $8,000 (small claims), $50,000, and most tenant/landlord actions of law. On the contratry, the Circuit Civil Court has jurisdiction in all matters in which the dispute is over $50,000 and appeals from the County Courts.
The Business Court in Orange County handles complex business legal matters like unfair competition, antitrust, franchise, and intellectual property cases. The Juvenile Court presides over criminal misdemeanor and felony cases for under-19 defendants. The Domestic Relations Division of the Circuit Court in Orange County handles civil cases involving name changes, marriage dissolution, and injunctions for domestic and repeat violence. On the other hand, the Probate Division has jurisdiction over cases relating to wills, guardianships, and the settlement of the estates of decedents and minors.
Millions of paper and digital public court records are maintained by the Office of the Orange County Court Clerk. These are non-confidential information and documents generated from legal proceedings by the county courts. The clerk's office stores and can disseminate records of the following types of cases in Orange County:
- Civil cases
- Business cases
- Juvenile cases
- Traffic cases
- Probate cases
- Criminal cases
- Domestic relations cases
Interested persons can visit the Orange County Court Clerk's office in person to obtain any public court records or make their requests via mail. The my eCLERK System also permits the public to search and view case information for free
