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About the Courts The two types of courts in the state court system are circuit and county. Circuit courts generally hear felony, domestic relations, domestic violence, juvenile, probate, guardianship, mental health, child support and civil cases where the matter in controversy is $15,000.00 or more. County courts generally hear misdemeanor, small claims, landlord/tenant disputes, violations of county or municipal ordinances, traffic violations and civil cases where the matter in controversy is less than $15,000.00. Fifth Judicial Circuit The State of Florida is divided into 20 Judicial Circuits composed of one or more counties. Hernando County is part of the Fifth Circuit, which has its headquarters located in Ocala. The Fifth Judicial Circuit is comprised of: Hernando, Marion, Lake, Sumter and Citrus Counties. Hernando County currently has five full-time Circuit Court Judges and one part time, along with two County Court Judges assigned. There is also a General Magistrate assigned to Hernando County . Additionally there is a special hearing officer who is assigned to hear cases involving child support enforcement. There are five appellate districts in the State of Florida. Hernando County is part of the Fifth District Court of Appeal, which is located in Daytona Beach. The court of last resort in the state court system is the Florida Supreme Court, which is located in Tallahassee.
The Honorable Richard Tombrink, Jr., Circuit Judge General Magistrate Gerrie Bishop
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Circuit Court Fifth Judicial
Court Clerk/Information (352) 754-4201 JUDICIAL
SERVICES Daniel B. Merritt, Jr. 20 North Main St. / Room 150 (352) 754-4480 Fax: (352) 754-4265 CIRCUIT JUDGES Richard Tombrink, Jr. 20 North Main St. / Room 444 (352) 754-4280 Fax: (352) 754-4273 Lisa D. Herndon 20 North Main St. / Room 434 (352) 540-6750 Fax: (352) 754-4245 Curtis J. Neal 20 North Main St. / Room 310 (352) 754-4287 Fax: (352) 754-4266 Anthony M. Tatti 20 North Main St. / Room 432 (352) 754-4237 Fax: (352) 754-4245 Stephen Toner 20 North Main St./Room 350 (352)754-5802 Fax(352) 754-4267 COUNTY JUDGES Donald Scaglione 20 North Main St. / Room 359 (352) 754-4295 Fax: (352) 754-4267 Kurt Hitzemann 20 North Main St. / Room 340 (352) 754-4170 Fax: (352) 754-4224 GENERAL MAGISTRATE Geraldine E. Bishop 20 North Main St. / Room 442 (352) 754-4285 Fax: (352) 754-4273 CHILD SUPPORT HEARING OFFICER Marcia Rapczak 20 North Main St. / Room 264 352) 540-3876 Fax:(352) 754-4220 ALTERNATIVE COURTS Youth Court/Volunteer Coordination Room 219 (352) 540-6263 Drug Court/Mental Health Court Room 205 (352) 540-6279 STATE ATTORNEY Fifth Judicial Circuit Brad King / State Attorney 20 North Main St. / Room 400 (352) 754-4255 PUBLIC DEFENDER Howard H. "Skip" Babb 20 North Main St. / Room 300 Fax: (352) 754-4274 Mediation Room
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