Florida Judicial Clerkship Contact Information

Florida Supreme Court ( http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/employment/index.shtml )

Students should apply directly to the seven individual justices. Application materials generally include a cover letter, resume, list of references, law school transcript, and a writing sample. Check each justice’s specific application requirements on the web page listed above. Applications are generally accepted a year or more in advance and the clerkship generally runs for two years, beginning in the summer following the third year. You can contact the individual justices at: The Honorable ______________, Florida Supreme Court, 500 South Duval Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1925.

List of Judges Link: http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/justices/index.shtml

Employment Opportunities Link: http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/employment/index.shtml

Florida District Courts of Appeal

The Florida State Court System has five District Courts of Appeal. There are 62 District Court Judges. Each District Court Judge is assigned 2 Law Clerks, and each District Court has 1 to 11 additional Law Clerks who serve as Central Staff under the Chief Judge. Each District Court recruits its own Law Clerks. Students should contact the Marshall’s office of each District to inquire about Law Clerk Vacancies.

First District Court of Appeal (http://www.1dca.org/)

Address: 301 South Martin Luther King Blvd., Tallahassee, FL  32399-1850  

Telephone: 850-487-1000

List of Judges Link: http://www.1dca.org/judges.html

Employment Opportunities Link: http://www.1dca.org/jobs.html


Second District Court of Appeal (http://www.2dca.org/)

Address: 2nd District Court of Appeal, 1005 East Memorial Blvd., Lakeland, Florida 33801

Telephone: 863-499-2290

Fax: 863-413-2649

List of Judges Link: http://www.2dca.org/Judges/judges.shtml

Employment Opportunities Link: http://www.2dca.org/Employment/employment.shtml


Third District Court of Appeal (http://www.3dca.flcourts.org/)

Address:   2001 SW 117 Avenue, Miami, Florida 33175

Telephone: 305-229-3200

List of Judges Link: http://www.3dca.flcourts.org/Judges/Judges.shtml

Employment Opportunities Link: http://www.3dca.flcourts.org/Marshal/EmploymentLC.shtml


Fourth District Court of Appeal (http://www.4dca.org/)

Address:   Fourth District Court of Appeal s, 1525 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-2399

Telephone: 561-242-2000

List of Judges Link: http://www.4dca.org/judgesfrm.html

Employment Opportunities Link: http://www.4dca.org/employment.html


Fifth District Court of Appeal (http://www.5dca.org/)

Address:   300 South Beach Street, Daytona Beach, FL 32114

Telephone: 386-255-8600

Fax: 386-947-1562

List of Judges Link: http://www.5dca.org/JudgesFrame.htm

Employment Opportunities Link: http://www.5dca.org/General%20Information/Employment/employframeset.htm