LEGAL RESOURCES

Florida Courts:

Florida Court’s Jurisdiction Chart:
http://www.flcourts.org/courts/bin/Jurisdiction_chart.pdf . 

Florida Supreme Court: Address, Telephone number:http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/  
Clerk of the Court. Florida Supreme Court
500 South Duval Street. Tallahassee FL 32399-1927.
Telephone: (850) 488-0125

Supreme Court Decisions (1937-1975)
A Government Printing Office database. Full-text searchable.
Findlaw Supreme Court Opinions
Full text of U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1893.
Florida District Courts of Appeals, Addresses, Telephone numbers, Court description, circuits
http://www.flcourts.org/courts/dca/dca_description.shtml . 
Brief Description of District Courts

http://www.1dca.org/  
(1st dca court of appeals) ((1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 8th and 14th Circuits) 301 S. Martin Luther King Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32399. Telephone: (850) 487-1000
http://www.2dca.org/
(6th, 10th, 12th, 13th and 20th Circuits) 1005 E. Memorial Blvd.
Lakeland, FL 33801  or 1700 North Tampa Street, Suite 300. Tampa, FL 33602 Telephones: (863) 499-2290 (both locations)
http://www.3dca.flcourts.org/
(11th and 16th Circuits) 2001 S.W. 117 Ave,
Miami, FL 33175-1716.
Telephone: (305) 229-3200

http://www.4dca.org/ (
15th, 17th and 19th Circuits) 1525 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401.
Telephone: (561) 242-2000

http://www.5dca.org/
(5th, 7th, 9th and 18th Circuits) 300 S. Beach St.,
Daytona Beach, FL 32114.
Telephone: (386)947-1500
Florida Circuit Courts: Addresses, Telephone numbers, Court description, counties
http://www.flcourts.org/courts/circuit/circuit.shtml
www.flcourts.org/courts/circuit/cir_description.shtmlrts.org
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http://www.firstjudicialcircuit.org/PageView.asp?PageType=R&edit_id=1 (Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton)

http://www.2ndcircuit.leon.fl.us/ (Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla)

http://www.jud3.flcourts.org/   (Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee and Taylor)

http://www.coj.net/Departments/Fourth+Judicial+Circuit+Court

/Duval+County/default.htm (Clay, Duval and Nassau)

http://www.circuit5.org/ (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion and Sumter)

http://www.jud6.org/   Pasco and Pinellas

http://www.circuit7.org/ (Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns and Volusia)

http://www.circuit8.org/ (Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, and Union)

http://www.ninja9.org/ (Orange and Osceola)

http://www.jud10.org/ (Hardee, Highlands, and Polk)

http://www.miami-dadeclerk.com/dadecoc/  (Miami-Dade)

http://12circuit.state.fl.us/ (DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota)

http://www.fljud13.org/ (Hillsborough)

http://www.jud14.flcourts.org/ (Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and Washington)

http://www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/cadmin/ (Palm Beach)

http://www.jud16.flcourts.org/ (Monroe)

http://www.17th.flcourts.org/  (Broward)

http://www.flcourts18.org/  Brevard and Seminole

http://www.circuit19.org/ (Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie)

http://www.ca.cjis20.org/ (Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee)

http://www.flcourts.org/courts/county/county_description.shtml

http://www.flcourts.org/courts/bin/Jurisdiction_chart.pdf


Miami-Dade Courts:  Addresses, Telephones, Directions

http://www.3dca.flcourts.org/
(11th and 16th Circuits) 2001 S.W. 117 Ave,
Miami, FL 33175-1716.
Telephone: (305) 229-3200

http://jud11.flcourts.org/default.htm

http://jud11.flcourts.org/building_locations/default.htm . 

http://www.miami-dadeclerk.com/dadecoc/Civil.asp
(Civil Court) Miami-Dade County Courthouse. 73 West Flagler Street, Suite 135 | Miami, Florida 33130
Telephone: (305) 275-1155.

http://www.miami-dadeclerk.com/dadecoc/Criminal.asp
(Criminal Court) Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building. 1351 NW 12th Street, 9th Floor | Miami, Florida 33125
Telephone: (305) 275-1155

http://www.miami-dadeclerk.com/dadecoc/Family.asp
(Family Court). Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center.  175 NW 1 Avenue | Miami, Florida 33128.
Telephone: (305) 275-1155
http://www.miami-dadeclerk.com/dadecoc/Juvenile.asp (Juvenile Court) Juvenile Justice Center. 3300 NW 27th Ave. Suite # 1000 | Miami, Florida 33142
Telephone: (305) 638-6227
http://www.miami-dadeclerk.com/dadecoc/Traffic.asp
(Traffic Court) Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building.  1351 NW 12th Street, Suite # 124 | Miami, Florida 33125
Telephone: (305) 275-1111
U.S. Federal Government Links

  • Federal : The United State’s government has a presence in Miami through elected representatives and some facilities

Congress

Florida U.S Senators
  • US Sen Martinez : United States Senator Mel Martinez, Republican
  • US Sen Nelson : United States Senator Bill Nelson, Democrat
  • US House Florida : Florida delegation; United States House of Representatives
  • US Dist Ct : United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
  • US Bank Ct : United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida
  • FBI : Miami Field Office Federal Bureau of Investigation; downtown Miami office; covers area from Vero Beach to Key West; resident agencies in Homestead, Fort Pierce, Key West, and Palm Beach County; also responsible for extraterritorial violations of American citizens in the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Mexico
  • Nat Hurricane Ctr : National Weather Service Tropical Prediction Center National Hurricane Center; works to track tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes; in hurricane-resistant facility on Florida International University campus
  • -USA Federal- : USA Federal Government links; links to major top-level Web sites related to the United States government; you can use these to locate federal services available in the area not listed here

State of Florida Government Links:

  • Local : City and county government; Miami is the county seat of Miami-Dade County
  • City : City of Miami; city government portal
  • Police : City of Miami Police Department
  • Co Fire : City of Miami Department of Fire-Rescue
  • County : Miami-Dade County government portal; the county was called “Dade” until 1997; Dial 311 for non-emergency government questions
  • State : State of Florida access
  • Florida : Florida government portal; the capital of Florida is Tallahassee, about 700 km northwest of Miami
  • Senators :Find Your Legislators : flsenate.gov: Find Your Legislators. Check your voter registration card: Each address in Florida is associated with a single state senate district,
  • Welcome to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissions ... License or Permit Purchase (Fishing, Hunting, Special Opp, Alligator, ... This will let us know which Florida licenses are available for you to
  • purchase. ...
  • FLORIDA DRIVERS LICENSE - FL Division of Drivers License Guide: Making sure that you know not only the rules of the road, but also what steps you need to take to get a Florida drivers license at the Florida Department of ...

Miami-Dade County Government Links:

  • MyFloridaCounty.com
    Source for Florida county information and services allows Florida residents to: Pay traffic citations, pay child support and view paments history
  • Registerto Vote - Division of Elections - Department of State
    Notice: In order to register to vote in Florida, a citizen must swear or affirm an oath and sign the voter registration application. How to register to vote. Registering to vote is a right. It is available to all persons who meet the requirements.
  • Miami-DadeCounty - Consumer Services
    Be wary if a salesperson asks to see your passport or airline ticket. ... It’s illegal to represent that you are getting a discount or sale price when that
  • Miami-Dade County - Emergency Management
    When disasters occur, people need to evacuate their homes quickly to get to safety. The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has developed the Emergency Evacuation Assistance Program (EEAP), which is a registry of our neighbors that need
  • Miami-Dade County - Solid Waste Management
    Bulk trash collection, Trash collection, recycling, disposal facilities. For more than 50 years, the Department of Solid Waste Management has served the Miami-Dade community. Today, we are the largest government owned and
  • Miami-Dade County - TeamMetro
    Team Metro, the one-stop center dedicated to improve access to Miami-Dade County services, welcomes you to its website, where you will find information available to you.
  • Miami-Dade County - Team Metro –
    County Services on Wheels ... within Miami-Dade County in order to provide direct services that are presently available at all Team Metro offices including: ...
  • Miami-Dade County - Property Appraiser
    The Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser uses the “My Home” Geographic Information System application to provide Real Property information on individual ...
  • Passport Home
    Information for US Citizens Travelling abroad. Information for foreign Citizens trying to obtain a Visa to enter the U.S.

Other states:

New York State:

  • NewYork State | Citizen Guide
    Extensive Web links to New York State’s governmental services and tourism and recreation activities in New York State.
  • State of Texas Web Site Access The State of Texas online.  Extensive information on the State of Texas history, geography, education, government services, health relation information, public records to travel and recreational activities.

International Law:

Foreign Country Links:

  • Countries in the Yahoo! Directory
    Learn all about foreign countries profiles, capital, maps, flags, history, economy, destination guides, society, cultures and more.  Includes information on: Assia travel, china travel, Europe travel, mexico travel and American south travel to name a few. 

Foreign

    International Organizations:

  • International Organizations by Northwestern University extensive information on international trade law
    This Web page links to international organizations including the European Union (EU ), NATO , the International Monetary Fund (IMF ), the International Labour Organization (ILO ), European Free Trade Association, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Secretariat. 
  • United Nations
  • U.N. Depository libraries
    A list of libraries that receive U.N. documents.
  • UN Departments
    Directories of various UN offices. Also check out Northwestern University’s International Organizations page.
  • Cour internationale de Justice - International Courtof Justice
  • UN’s principal judicial organ. Find links to general information, sources for jurisdiction, cases and advisory opinions by country, and more.
  •  INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS   The International Programs Center (IPC), provides census information on countries and regions around the world and provides international demographic and socioeconomic status studies around the globe.
  • World Health Organization United Agency specializing in world health issues.  This web provides access to Publication catalogs, media resources, articles, and health outbreak news from around the globe.
  • International Humanitarian Law The international humanitarian law (“IHL”) plays a vital role of protecting victims of war and works in conjunction with the International Committee of The Red Cross.  Information includes current activities in humanitarian efforts, preventative mine action operations and more.

Others:

 


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