Court Services

What We Do...

The Court Services Division in Martin County handles all court appearance proceedings brought before the judges. Martin County has three county court judges, five circuit court judges and two magistrate hearing officers.

The department consists of ten court clerks and the department manager who also attends court proceedings when necessary.

All court clerks are cross trained for the various types of court proceedings listed below.


a. Felony/Drug Court
b. Misdemeanor
c. Probate/Guardianship
d. County Civil/Small Claims/Landlord Tenant
e. Circuit Civil/Foreclosures
f. Juvenile/Drug Court
g. Domestic Relations
h. Dependency
i. Mental Health (Baker Acts/Marchman Acts)
j. Civil Infractions Hearings (Traffic Tickets)
k. First Appearance Hearings

The employees of the department are committed to providing quality service to the public at all times by being courteous, professional and accurate. The accuracy of the notes during court proceedings insures proper administration and disposition to the appropriate agencies.