SOUTH COUNTY NORTH COUNTY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT AND COUNTY COURTS The Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts is an independent elected official responsible for many court related activities. The Florida court system consists of the Florida Supreme Court, six District Courts of Appeal, 20 Circuit Courts, and 67 County Courts. Sarasota is one of three counties in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, which also includes Manatee and DeSoto counties. Serving as Clerk to both the circuit and county courts, trial court records are maintained in an electronic manner and data sharing of important judicial decisions are reported in accordance with law to many different agencies, including the Florida Department of Revenue, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Department of Children and Families, and Bureau of Vital Statistics, to name a few. It has been said that the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts touches the lives in its community from cradle to grave; cases range from adoptions, estate matters, family law, domestic violence, mental illness, small claims, evictions, mortgage foreclosures, and more, which affect every community. Services provided by this office are available to all in need of assistance. 12,985 Criminal Cases Filed 4,531 Circuit Criminal Cases* 8,454 County Criminal Cases 24,641 Civil Cases Filed 5,826 Circuit Civil Cases 5,097 County Civil Cases 4,871 Probate Court Cases 2,070 Circuit Civil Cases 3,093 County Civil Cases 3,684 Probate Court Cases *Includes 476 Juvenile Deliquency Caes 6 | Karen E. Rushing Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller - Sarasota, FL
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