Broward County
17th Judicial Circuit · Florida
Judicial / Non-Judicial (Timeshare §721.855)2 Judges on File
Court Information
CourtCourt of Common Pleas
Circuit17th Judicial Circuit
Filing Summary
Filing FeeVaries by claim amount; see county fee schedule
Filing CodeReal Property Mortgage Foreclosure
Doc FormatPDF/A, PDF, Word (.docx), WordPerfect
File Size Limit50MB (statewide standard for Trial Court)
Assigned Judges
Judge Michael Gates
Civil Division · Zoom and in-person
Judge Carlos Rodriguez
Civil Division · In-person
Proposed Order Submission
Via e-filing portal (statewide standard)
Local Rules & Administrative Orders
RULE 2.525. ELECTRONIC FILING (from Broward Clerk of Courts homepage), and various Civil Administrative Orders from the 17th Judicial Circuit website. Specifically, AO-2025-40-CO was mentioned for filing locations.
View Local RulesDocument Filing Notes
The eFiling page on the Broward Clerk of Courts website states that e-filing for criminal cases became mandatory on January 6, 2014. The 17th Judicial Circuit website has a dedicated page for Civil Administrative Orders, which includes orders related
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Residential or timeshare — tailored to Broward County