Okaloosa County
1st Judicial Circuit · Florida
Judicial / Non-Judicial (Timeshare §721.855)2 Judges on File
Court Information
CourtCourt of Common Pleas
Circuit1st Judicial Circuit
Filing Summary
Filing FeeVaries by claim amount; see county fee schedule
Filing CodeCivil Action relating to real property or mortgage foreclosure (from Filing Fee Schedule)
Doc FormatPDF/A, PDF, Word (.docx), WordPerfect
File Size Limit50MB (statewide standard for e-filing); for e-recording, maximum size of electronic document batches will be determined by the County Recorder.
Assigned Judges
Judge Gary Bergosh
Civil Division · In-person and Zoom
Judge Jan Shackelford
Civil Division · Zoom preferred
Proposed Order Submission
Via e-filing portal (statewide standard)
Local Rules & Administrative Orders
No specific local e-filing rules found for general court filings. E-recording business rules specify imaging standards (300 dpi, portrait mode, single page storage, legible and reproducible, original size no larger than 8 ½ x 14”).
View Local RulesDocument Filing Notes
The e-Record Business Rules document (Effective 12/1/2023) provides detailed information for e-recording, including technical specifications and document specifications.
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