Effective October 15th, 2020 St. Lucie County has suspended jury trials during the reversion back to Phase 1, limited operations. Indian River, Martin and Okeechobee counties remain in Phase 2 operations and jury trials are continuing in those counties.

Courthouses reopened June 1, 2020 – many cases will continue to be conducted by Zoom or other teleconferencing means. Check your case status by contacting the clerk before heading to court.

Beginning Monday, June 1, 2020, if you are a person seeking to enter the courthouse for an in-person proceeding please be aware of the following requirements:

Upon entry to the courthouse, your temperature will be taken in a non-intrusive manner.

Persons with temperatures over 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit will be denied entry into the courthouse.

All persons entering the courthouse will be asked:

1. Have you recently had close contact with a person with COVID-19?
2. Have you been diagnosed with COVID-19, are you waiting for test results, or do you have a cough, fever, or shortness of breath, or other symptoms of COVID-19?
3. Have you recently traveled from somewhere outside the United States or on a cruise ship?

You will be required to wear a face covering.

Please bring your own face covering if you have one.

All individuals shall observe social distancing within courthouses by maintaining the recommended minimum six-foot distance from other individuals.

Frequently sanitize your hands while you are in the courthouse.

You are encouraged to bring hand sanitizer in a 3 oz. or less pour or pump-style plastic bottle. Spray bottles are not permitted inside the courthouse.

Please bring information regarding your court case, including case number, name of the presiding judge, date and time of your hearing.

Questions may be addressed to publicinformation@circuit19.org