Human Resources has the responsibility for personnel administration including employment classification and pay, employee benefits, employee relations, employee records, and employee training and development. In addition, Human Resources supervises the Court’s Volunteer Management Program. Human Resources is also responsible for the Circuit’s compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA ) and for the intake and investigation of discrimination complaints filed under the Circuit’s Civil Rights Complaint Procedure.

In order to apply for any position vacancies, please submit a separate, completed State of Florida Application for each vacancy in which you have an interest. You may obtain a State of Florida application from Human Resources at (407) 836-2261, Orange County Courthouse, 425 North Orange Avenue, Suite 510, or you may download an application by using the link above. Please mail your completed application to the address listed for each respective vacancy in which you would like to be considered. Your application must be received by the 5:00 p.m. on the indicated closing date.

Please be advised that prior to an offer of employment an applicant will be required to complete an Information Release form authorizing the Ninth Judicial Circuit Courts to request criminal history record information from the Florida Crime Information Center (FCIC) and National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and to request a review of your driving record from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. In addition, the selected applicant will be required upon employment to submit to fingerprinting as a condition of employment with the State Courts System for the purpose of requesting criminal history record information from the Florida Crime Information Center (FCIC) and National Crime Information Center (NCIC).

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in the application/selection process, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please notify Court Administration at 407-836-2261 prior to the application deadline. If you are hearing or voice impaired, call 1-800-955-8771. Any applications submitted after the closing dates listed above, will not be considered as valid.

Volunteer and Become Involved in your Judicial Branch of Government

The Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida has a valuable cost-effective resource: people willing to serve. Through the volunteer program, our community and the courts can come together in partnership to improve how courts respond to the needs and interests of the people they serve.

The Ninth Judicial Circuit Volunteer Program gives citizens an opportunity to become actively involved in their judicial branch of government. There are many areas in which citizens can use their talents:

Volunteer Opportunities

• Court Information Booth (Orange County)
• Courthouse Tours (Orange County)
• Dispute Resolution Services (Orange and Osceola Counties)
• Teen Court ( Orange and Osceola Counties)

Volunteer Forms

Orange County	Osceola County
Volunteer Brochure	Volunteer Brochure
Volunteer Application	Volunteer Application

Note: The Volunteer Forms are posted in "pdf" format, and are only readable by using Acrobat Reader.

Americans with Disabilities Act

The Ninth Judicial Circuit is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  Reasonable accommodations are provided for qualified court participants with disabilities, in accordance with the law.  As required by the ADA, the determinations of whether an individual has a disability and the accommodation appropriate to a particular situation is an individualized inquiry and each decision is therefore made on a case-by-case basis.

  If you are a person with a disability who needs any   accommodation in order to participate in a court proceeding or event, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance.  Please contact:  in Orange County, ADA Coordinator, Human Resources, Orange County Courthouse, 425 N. Orange Avenue, Suite 510, Orlando, Florida, (407) 836-2303, fax: 407-836-2204;  and in Osceola County: ADA Coordinator, Court Administration, Osceola County Courthouse, 2 Courthouse Square, Suite 6300, Kissimmee, FL 34741, (407) 742-2417, fax 407-835-5079  at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving notification if the time before the scheduled court appearance is less than 7 days.  If you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711 to reach the Telecommunications Relay Service. 

• ADA Title II Accomodation Request Form    PDF    Word
• ADA - Administrative Order
• ADA Guidelines
• ADA - Statement of Grievance
• ADA - Grievance Procedure
• ADA Coordinators
• ADA - Email Request

Investigate Employment Opportunities with the Circuit

• Job Listings
• State of Florida Application Form
• Volunteer Application Form

Investigate Employee Benefits with the Circuit

• Employee Benefits-Orange County
• Division of State Group Insurance
• Florida Retirement System
• State of Florida Deferred Compensation

Note: The Application Forms are posted in "pdf" format, and are only readable by using Acrobat Reader.

Complete the application information, and submit the form to:

Court Administration
Administrative Services/Human Resources, Suite 510
425 N. Orange Avenue
Orlando, Florida 32801

Additional Information

• Employment Policy Statement
• Civil Rights Complaint Procedure