I had to go to court yesterday. I parked in the parking garage that I parked for years when I…read moreworked downtown. Easy peasey. I walked a block to the courthouse and scanned in by the Officers. I went to the Jury room and was told to sit down and wait for the check in process. Finally we were told to line up, check in with the lady and then proceed to a check in kiosk. There was an employee at each kiosk to assist. Perfect! I was glad she was there to help me. My name did not show up. So, we used my case number and did an easy check in. Then we all waited for the instructions. The young lady speaking over a microphone was so soft spoken and did not enunciate her words properly-no one hear her! But, then I heard my name-I went up to her desk and my Lawyer was already up there. He had taken care of everything and I was excused. I don't know if I have to rerun or not. I will be notified if I have another date set or not. I'm Pros:very organized and plenty of Police and Bailiffs to help. Things moved pretty fast. Cons: they need to have someone who can speak louder when calling the names of the people. They state they will only call your name once. If you don't hear her, you're screwed! So SPEAK IP! Listen well. Ignore all of the chatter around you. Recommend:this place is necessary for all legal purposes. Fact: this courthouse is very nice, but huge! It takes up two or more city blocks.

Duval County was established in 1822 and is named for William Pope Duval who served as Governor of…read morethe Florida Territory from 1822 to 1834. It is the sixth-most populous county in Florida after Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Hillsborough and Orange. Jacksonville has been the county seat ever since. The present courthouse was completed in 2012, replacing the now demolished 1958 courthouse. The building faces south and is a seven story concrete, steel and glass structure. The south front has a projecting two story center section with columns rising to a pediment. It is a massive structure that contains 51 courtrooms which includes the County Circuit Court of the 4th Judicial District and County Court. The massive size definitely projects the power of the judiciary in Northeast Florida. There is street parking around the area, both metered and paid lots. [Review 494 of 2025 - 2132 in Florida - 24056 overall]

Super easy and fast getting our marriage license in Florida Took about 10 minutes so we could get…read moreMarried on the beach in Ft Lauderdale!!

If you want to see our Judicial system at work this is the place. You might think that you are…read morewatching a Hollywood movie themed in the South like my Cousin Vinny. Nope, you would be in Savannah watching our U.S. Constitution and laws upheld. BTW, it's all free entertainment. With the exception of your tax dollars at work. Enjoy the antique art work in the hall ways and the duck and cover posters from 1950's still in the elevators.

I was visiting my daughter- who attends SCAD- and she needed to renew her passport, but could not…read moredo it via mail. THIS WAS BY FAR THE BEST EXPERIENCE WE HAVE EVER HAD AT A PASSPORT OFFICE. Desiree was sooooo helpful and cheerful. There was no wait at all. Never had such a pleasant time at a courthouse in my life.

This is a tough one. It's hard to know what kind of "Service" to expect from a courthouse. We…read moreemployed their services so the better half and I could become legally wed. The first thing you encounter is the "No Nonsense" Security. They ARE NOT messing around. If you are a visitor from out of town, this can seem incredibly off putting. They don't care if you are a tourist, they don't want to make your stay in Savannah the best it can be. They want to get you the heck through security safely. Be ready. Don't expect service with a smile. Second, the person responsible for our marriage license did seem to be a joyless bureaucratic machine, but we did get our license completed with no fuss or muss. The person after us was there to renew his carry permit and he also went away with what he came for. In-between we had some random person who wanted to ask "A quick question". She disallowed this to continue to focus on the business at hand and directed them to someone who was not involved in an activity. So while I don't disagree with Karen D's assessment, I think they do provide the customer the service they arrived for, they just rarely do it with a smile.

I recall visiting this historical building for the first time in 2015. There's so much history…read morecontained within this building. It's awesome that it's now a part of history and still standing. If you love historical buildings like I do, I highly recommend visiting this building.

I had no business with the county today but I stopped by because it was impossible to miss the…read moretallest building in the historic district, this big red brick tower. The marker nearby reads, "The 1891 Nassau County Courthouse is one of only a few remaining courthouses in Florida built in the late 19th century. An excellent example of the Italianate style, it features a square domed tower with cupola, brick corbelling, bracketed cornice, brick pilasters, arched windows, granite sills, and arcaded entrances with cast iron columns. Its architect, A.E. McClure, was from Jacksonville, but designed notable buildings throughout Florida, including the Lake City Agricultural College, forerunner of the University of Florida. The building's cornerstone was inscribed with the date 1891 and was scheduled to be laid on December 16 of that year, but the ceremony was delayed until April 12, 1892. Renovations to the courthouse include the 1926 addition of a vault for the recording office and a bell that was cast by Meneely & Co. of West Troy, New York. The bell served as part of the city's fire alarm until the mid-1930s. The clock was added to the bell tower in 1977. The courthouse is the tallest building in the Fernandina Beach Historic District and has served the county's judicial and governmental needs since its construction." There is street parking for you to stop so that you can admire this fantastic building. [Review 19328 overall - 1673 in Florida - 298 of 2023.]

I have been to many court houses in many cities and states and I love the small town court houses…read more The people that work there are generally friendly and they are not full of riffraff and people in leg irons. This particular courthouse has some age on it so there's a lot of nice woodwork and the court rooms have that old courthouse feel to them which is pleasant. I had the opportunity to need to visit the family law clerk which I did and she was ever so helpful. She had my paper filed and beautiful online within a few minutes which is unheard of. Keep in mind when filing papers that this particular courthouse doesn't want to take signatures by e-filing even though the statute requires it so you have to mail anything that is a notarized signature and then they file it so sometimes it's easier just to drive down there and give it to the clerk. All in all, nice people, nice facilities, and a thoroughly pleasant experience start to finish.

Nothing to complain about here. Its a court house... Gaining entry was relatively easy. Of course i…read morehad a a badge but seems pretty safe and secure. Its not really a big place but it looks large. I think 5 court rooms. My civil hearing was set at 2:30 and the bailiff called us in at exactly 2:30. Judge Rosier was very nice and personable. She kept asking about my job rather than the case. I guess she was interested in my dogs. My hearing was done in about 20 - 25 minutes. And out of that, 10 minutes was just BS talking.

Bounded by E. York and E. State Streets, Wright Square was laid out in 1733. It was the second…read morecreated and one of the four original squares laid out by Georgia founder, James Oglethorpe. At that time of its creation it was named Percival Square in honor of Viscount Percival, Earl of Egmont who also helped found the colony of Georgia. He is credited with giving the colony its name Georgia, in honor of Great Britain's King George II. The square was later renamed Wright Square in 1763 in honor of Sir James Wright, the third governor of Georgia and its last royal one. Other names the square has gone by include Post Office Square, Courthouse Square, and Hanging Square. In earliest days the square held a courthouse, monthly auctions, and government bonds. It was also known as the hanging square because it was where people convicted of capital crimes met their deaths at the end of a hangman's rope. A boulder in the southeast corner of the square honors Tomochichi, chief of the Yamacraws. He was a friend of General Oglethorpe and was instrumental in negotiating the treaty that gave Oglethorpe the land that would become Savannah. He also helped establish a military outpost that repelled invasion by the Spanish. Tomochichi died in the Yamacraw village in 1773 but at his request he was brought back to Savannah and his body was put in the square with a pyramid of rocks over his grave. In 1882, a hundred years later, the mound was removed and replaced with the Gordon monument purchased by the Central Georgia Railroad for its founder William Washington Gordon who was also a politician and businessman. The monument has four red granite columns with Corinthian capitals. At the top are four winged figures that hold a globe. The figures represent agriculture, manufacturing, commerce, and art. It is the only monument in a square to a native Savannahian. Upset by the disrespect shown to Tomochichi, Nellie Kenzie Gordon, Gordon's daughter-in-law along with the Colonial Dames made a new monument to the Native American leader with a piece of granite taken from Stone Mountain. It was placed in the southeast corner of the square since his body still resides under the Gordon monument or was scattered when the Gordon monument was laid according to differing accounts. Legend has it that Tomochichi's ghost still remains in the square and if you say his name three times he will appear to you. Tomochichi is not the only ghost purported to be haunting Wright Square. This square was one of the stops on the Ghost City Tour, Dead of Night where we heard the sad tale of Alice Riley who is buried just off the square. Alice Riley and Richard White came over from Ireland as indentured servants. Alice and Richard were sent to work on a farm where Alice was forced to bathe her employer William Wise. Wise ended up drowned in a bucket, making him Georgia's first murder victim. Richard was blamed for the crime and hanged first and in 1735 Alice followed her lover to the gallows proclaiming her innocence after she gave birth but who the father was, her employer or White, is a mystery lost to time. Baby James passed away soon after the death of Alice and shortly tales began that she was a witch and had cursed the city of Savannah. It is said Alice is still roaming the square looking to be reunited with her son. Aside from ghosts, Wright Square is also home to many beautiful buildings like the Lutheran Church of Ascension which was dedicated in 1879. The church took its name from the stain glass depicting Christ's ascension into heaven that sits behind the alter. I love all of the squares of Savannah. Each one has unique monuments, history, and stories attached to it. This one might be the most storied of all. As one of the oldest and most haunted squares in Savannah, Wright Square is a must see on any tour.

We hit up a lot of squares while we were in Savannah Georgia. This is one of them that we stopped…read moreand saw took a lot of photos. Kept it on moving nice little spot.

I had to do some business here and had to go through security. I don't know if they saw my Federal…read moreID or not, but I scanned through just fine and very fast, no problem. I don't carry a purse, so that helped also. What a big building!

This is the Federal Courthouse, not to be confused with the County Courthouse a few blocks away…read more The Federal Courthouse is a 14 - story building while the County's is 4 stories. This building opened in 2003 and security features are very strict. No weapons of any kind are permitted in the building. Likewise, cellular phones, laptop computers, tablets, audio recorders, etc. are not allowed. The only public entrance can be found on the Hogan Street side of the building which actually shots on a site at the corners of Julia/Monroe/Hogan/Duval Streets. It is directly across from Hemming Plaza which is adjacent to City Hall. Street parking is a problem in downtown Jacksonville but there are a number of parking garages (pay to park) in the area that are within walking distance. Also, JTA's Skyway Express has a station between Hemming Plaza and the Courthouse.

Don't go here. My friend(16) was using a computer and a grown man came, sat a few computers down…read moreand started watching inappropriate content and touching himself, eventually starting to stare at her. Me and a few other friends came down because she was scared she was going to get harmed. We helped her report it and the man got off with nothing more than a warning. He was allowed to stay and continue using the computers while me and my friend were stuck here. (I had to wait for her mom with her in fear of her safety.) I've been going to this library for 5-6 years now and I doubt ill be coming back. This is unacceptable and disgusting. This all happened halloween of 2025 between around 2:15 and 5.

Willowbranch Library is my favorite, hands down, of all the Duval County library branches. It's…read moregorgeous on the outside and the cathedral ceilings and wooden bookshelves on the inside make you almost think you've gone back in time. We call it The Little Library that CAN! It has books (of course), cds, dvds, magazines, computers for research and internet, free wifi, a lovely children section, a meeting room, clean bathrooms, and an elevator. Thanks to the inter-library loan system (brilliant!) you can order any book in the county and have it delivered to your branch for you to pick up (and drop off). In other words, if they don't have it, they should be able to get it for you! The parking lot is small (and on Wednesday nights, full of people attending the church across Cherry Street (grr)) but you can park on Cherry Street and near the ball park without a problem. Plenty of bike space for those who want to ride here.

An unexpected beautiful Classical Revival structure, the Bulloch County Courthouse was built in…read more1894 and renovated in 1914. The white plaster and red brick make for a stunning structure and if you're in the area, worth your time to stop by and check it out. It is an active courthouse holding sessions here and in the judicial annex across the street. On September 18, 1980, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. There is some street parking for a quick visit or proper lots if you have business in the courthouse. [Review 13228 overall, 545 of 2020.]