Court Services
201 Southeast 6th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954) 831-7330 (non-emergency)
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Court Services serves Broward County's Main Judicial Complex, as well as the West, North, and South Satellite Courthouses, the 540 Building (County Probation and Information Systems, and Marriage and Support Enforcement Division).
The district is responsible for the day-to-day security and operations of all circuit and county courts in Broward. Currently, this includes 90 judges, 11 general magistrates and other court officials, as well as 1,500 criminal justice employees working in the main courthouse.
The 17th Judicial Circuit (Broward County) is second largest jurisdiction and among the busiest circuits in the State of Florida. More than 67,000 defendants were processed through the Broward court system in 2017.
The district has an annual budget of $23 million that provides for 206 budgeted positions that encompasses Court Security, Court Bailiff and the Court Liaison unit.
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Court Services Neighborhood Support Team (NST) representatives