Navigation Supreme Court authorizes circuits to pilot the concept of ‘online court’ for small claims cases
Responding to a Bar taskforce recommendations, the Florida Supreme Court is authorizing judicial circuits to pilot the concept of an “online court” for resolving small claims cases.
The July 18 order by Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz refers to a May 2022 report by the COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery Task Force.
“Specifically, the Task Force proposed the provision of online judging to final resolution in a largely asynchronous manner without requiring the parties to appear in a physical courtroom,” Muniz wrote.
