Court Reporting Services

The Court Reporting Department was established in 1991. As employees of the court, ownership of the record belongs to the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit.

Court Reporting Department records the following divisions of the court either by stenography or electronic digital recordings:

  • Circuit Court Criminal
  • County Court Criminal
  • Domestic Injunction Hearings
  • Domestic Relations (purge hearings and General Magistrate events)
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Juvenile Dependency
  • Mental Health (Incapacity, Marchman Act Hearings, Baker Act Hearings)
Transcripts
Transcripts are available in a printed format and/or via PDF. Transcripts require 4-6 weeks of production time. Please be advised our office is not able to process expedite or overnight requests.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our office has compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions for your convenience.
Digital Recordings
Before ordering a Digital Recording, please review the required operating system requirements and instructions.

Order Form for Transcripts and/or Digital Recordings for Court Proceedings

 Order a Transcript
*Fulfillment typically within 6 weeks. 

 Order a Digital Recording
*Fulfillment typically within 5 business days. 

Please Note: In person and fax requests are no longer accepted.

ADA

If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in submitting a request for transcript and/or digital recording, you are entitled to the provision of certain assistance at no cost to you. Please contact the Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator, Palm Beach County Courthouse, 205 North Dixie Highway West Palm Beach, Florida 33401; telephone number (561) 355-4380; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call "711."

Related AO's

PDF logo2.503 Court Reporting Services
PDF logo2.504 Court Reporters in Civil Matters
PDF logo2.505 Court Reporting Plan in Death Penalty Trials

Other Related Rules, Statutes, and AOSC's:

  • AOSC11-22: Court Reporting Services in Florida's Trial Courts
  • FSS 25.383: Standards for court reporting employees and contractors
  • Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.535(g): Standards for court reporting employees and contractors

Helpful Links

Melissa M. Sotillo, CER
Court Reporting Services Manager
Brandy Drury
Administrative Assistant
Phone
(561) 355-6526
Room
5.1400