While the court’s administrative headquarters remained in Lakeland, hearings were held in the other counties. The Legislature appropriated funding in 2021 to build a courthouse for the Second ...

Lakeland originally started as the headquarters of the Second District Court of Appeals in 1956. Hearings were held in the former Florida Mutual Citrus building at 411 E. Orange St.

The Florida Legislature in the 2025 session passed SB 2508, which increases the number of judges in the Lakeland-based Sixth ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Staffing shortages are now forcing leaders at one of Polk County's busiest clerk's offices to close. Closed until further notice.

Lakeland used to be the site of the 2nd District’s courthouse, but it fell into disrepair and was closed in 2016. Nearly all the court’s business is being held in a rented space near downtown ...