The Duval County Law Library staff is committed to serving the public, self-represented litigants, and the legal community in Duval, Clay and Nassau counties The Law Library is one of many resources available to the public to ensure Access to Justice. We hope you find the information helpful. Please contact our staff with any suggestions for improvement.
Location:
Duval County Courthouse
501 West Adams Street, Room 2291
Jacksonville, FL 32202 |
Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:30am-4:30pm |
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Staff:
Bud Maurer, M. B. A., Director (bmaurer@coj.net)
McQuire Allen-Hall, Court Program Services Assistant Director (McQuireah@coj.net)
Brandy "Lea" Groves, Court Programs Servies Assistant Director (BGroves@coj.net)
Ralph Mussallem, Administrative Assistant
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Phone: (904) 255-1150
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Mission:
The Duval County Law Library serves the 4th Judicial Circuit Court. It furthers the cause of justice by providing public access to legal resources needed to pursue all aspects of research and development of a legal case.
Collection/Legal Resources:
The Duval County Law Library contains a comprehensive collection of legal resources pertaining to Florida law.
The print collection includes:
- Archive of historical legal materials, including miscellaneous law journal publications, treatises, case reporters, etc.
- City of Jacksonville Municipal Ordinance Code; Ordinance & Resolutions
- Federal Supplement & Federal Supplement 2d (vols. 281-467)
- Florida Cases
- Florida Digest
- Florida Jurisprudence
- Florida Jury Verdict Reporter (1981-Nov. 2019)
- Florida Law Weekly (Jan. 1997-current)
- Florida Law Weekly Supplement (1992-current)
- Florida Legal and Business Forms
- Florida Pleading and Practice Forms
- Florida Rules of Court (1970-present)
- Florida Statutes (1941-current)
- Florida Statutes Annotated
- Laws of Florida (1845-current)
- Legal Topic Treatises
- Revised and Compiled Statutes (1920-1940)
- United States Code Annotated (1927-2023)
- Additionally, Practice and Procedure guides on various legal topics, primarily Florida specific, and numerous self-help books to assist self-represented litigants and attorney patrons are also available.
The print collection is supplemented by public access to WestLaw and Lexis Advance (users must be at the library to access these databases). Remote access to a limited number of Florida Bar practice guides are available to attorneys through the Duval County Law Library's LexisNexis Digital Library platform. To gain access, users must first contact the Law Library for login information. The library staff may provide assistance and/or guidance in obtaining legal information from other online resources. Search results may be printed for a fee (See Library Services).
All library materials are for reference and remain in the law library for patron use. Exceptions may be made on a limited basis for attorney patrons.