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Tallahassee venue facts

County

Leon County, Florida

Trial court of general jurisdiction

Circuit Court

Sources: Florida Courts, Trial Courts - Circuit: circuit courts are trial courts with general jurisdiction and hear criminal felonies, juvenile delinquency and dependency, divorce, probate, guardianship and civil matters over $50,000 (reviewed 2026-10-12); Florida Courts, Trial Courts - County: county courts have limited jurisdiction and hear small claims cases up to $8,000, traffic offenses, landlord-tenant disputes, misdemeanors and monetary disputes up to $50,000 (reviewed 2026-10-12); Florida Legislature, Florida Statutes, jurisdiction of county court: actions at law not exceeding $50,000 if filed on or after January 1, 2023 (reviewed 2026-10-12); Florida Courts, District Courts of Appeal: each district court of appeal and the circuits it hears cases from (reviewed 2026-10-12); Florida Courts, Court Structure: the Supreme Court of Florida is the highest court in the state (reviewed 2026-10-12)

Appellate courts

First District Court of Appeal; Second District Court of Appeal; Third District Court of Appeal; Fourth District Court of Appeal; Fifth District Court of Appeal; Sixth District Court of Appeal

Federal districts

Northern District of Florida; Middle District of Florida; Southern District of Florida

Forums and agencies in Florida

Workers' compensation claims arising in Florida are heard before the Florida Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims; the Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) is Florida's public vocational rehabilitation agency. Attorneys confirm the governing rule for their case.

Sources: Florida Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims, Division of Administrative Hearings (reviewed 2026-09-11)

Commuting flows, Leon County

In the 2016-2020 American Community Survey commuting flows, the largest flows of workers into Leon County came from Gadsden County (8,311 workers), Wakulla County (7,608) and Jefferson County (2,932), and the largest flows out of Leon County went to Gadsden County (2,993 workers), Wakulla County (1,373) and Thomas County, Georgia (652).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016-2020 American Community Survey, county-to-county commuting flows (Table 1) (reviewed 2026-09-13)