Hillsborough County Civil Trial Courts | Tampa Injury Courts
Civil Courts in Tampa — Hillsborough County, Florida
in which a Personal Injury Lawyer would file a personal injury lawsuit
If you live in Tampa and want to file a lawsuit, your Tampa Bay Personal Injury Attorney will know in which of these courts your case should be filed.
If your claim is worth over $15,000, is a wrongful death or survival claim, or is an appeal of a Hillsborough County Court decision, then you will file here:
CIVIL COURTS:
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Hillsborough County Circuit Court George E Edgecomb Courthouse 800 East Twiggs Street Tampa FL 33602 Phone: (813) 276-8100 Fax: (813) 272-6518 |
Hillsborough County Circuit Court Southshore Regional Service Center 410 30th Street Southeast Ruskin FL 33571 (813) 641-6910 |
Hillsborough County Circuit Court 302 North Michigan Avenue Plant City FL 33563 (813) 276-8100 |
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Hillsborough County Circuit Court North Tampa Satellite 9309 North Florida Avenue #103 Tampa FL 33612 (813) 225-1105 |
Hillsborough County Circuit Court 601 East Kennedy Boulevard Tampa FL 33602 (813) 276-8100 |
Hillsborough County Circuit Court Brandon Regional Service Center 311 Pauls Drive #110, Brandon FL 33511 Phone: (813) 276-8200 |
If your claim is worth less than $15,000 you will file here:
Hillsborough County Civil Courts:
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County Court of Hillsborough County George E Edgecomb Courthouse 800 East Twiggs Street Tampa FL 33602 Phone: (813) 276-8100 Fax: (813) 272-6518 |
County Court of Hillsborough County Brandon Regional Service Center 311 Pauls Drive #110 Brandon FL 33511 (813) 276-8200 |
County Court of Hillsborough County 302 North Michigan Avenue Plant City FL 33563 (813) 276-8100 |
County Court of Hillsborough County 601 East Kennedy Boulevard Tampa FL 33602 (813) 276-8100 |
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County Court of Hillsborough County Southshore Regional Service Center 410 30th Street Southeast Ruskin FL 33571 (813) 641-6910 |
County Court of Hillsborough County Hillsborough Courthouse Annex 800 E Kennedy Boulevard #202 Tampa FL 33602 (813) 276-8100 |
County Court of Hillsborough County North Tampa Satellite 9309 North Florida Avenue #103 Tampa FL 33612 (813) 225-1105 |
If you want to appeal a decision from a Tampa civil court, you will do that here:
Second District Court of Appeal
(6th, 10th, 12th, 13th and 20th Circuits)
1005 East Memorial Boulevard
Lakeland, FL 33801
(863) 499-2290
or
1700 North Tampa Street, Suite 300
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 272-3430
If you want to appeal an appellate decision you will file a Writ of Certiorari here:
FINAL APPELLATE:
The Florida Supreme Court
500 South Duval Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1925
(850) 488-0125
If your civil suit involves a person who lives out-of-state, or if there is diversity or a “federal question,” then a personal injury lawsuit can be filed in:
United States District Court
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida:
Tampa Division
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Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse |
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The Tampa Division covers the following Florida Counties: Hardee, Hillsborough, Hernando, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota |
If you wished to appeal from one of the trial courts in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida - Tampa Division, you would appeal to the Eleventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals located in Atlanta, Georgia.
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building
56 Forsyth Street, Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 335-6100
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Opinions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit The states that make up the 11th Circuit are Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. |
If you wished to appeal from the Federal Appellate , you would file a Writ of Certiorari with:
The United States Supreme Court
Washington, D.C.
Contact information for the Supreme Court of the United States and its justices:
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Clerk's Office: (202) 479-3011 |
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Supreme Court of the United States |
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The chambers of the Supreme Court Justices are located mainly on the second floor of the Supreme Court building, with the exception of Justice Ginsburg's third floor chambers. Their individual chambers are not available to the public, and no direct phone line to a Justice exists for the public. The Justices may be contacted only via traditional mail. The nine Justices and the preferred way to address a letter are listed below. |
Chief Justice John G. Roberts
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