The Gulf County Clerk of Court serves as the official recordkeeper for Gulf County, located in the Florida Panhandle’s Forgotten Coast and seated in Port St. Joe, Florida. As a constitutional officer within Florida’s 14th Judicial Circuit, the Clerk accepts and dockets filings, maintains the official court record, and administers fees for civil, criminal, family, probate, and traffic cases. Gulf County is one of Florida’s smaller, close-knit communities, and the Clerk’s office provides the same full range of statutory services on a more local, personal scale.
Clerk: Rebecca Norris
Address: 1000 Cecil G. Costin Sr. Boulevard, Room 149, Port St. Joe, FL 32456
Phone: 850-229-6112
Official Website: https://gulfclerk.com
14th Judicial Circuit: https://jud14.flcourts.org
The Gulf County Clerk’s office offers several services that residents and attorneys commonly request, including:
Because the 14th Judicial Circuit’s appellate deadlines often run from the date an order is entered on the Gulf County docket, accurate clerk records matter well beyond the trial court. Brownstone Law’s appellate attorneys regularly coordinate with county clerk’s offices statewide to confirm rendition dates, request certified records, and ensure the record on appeal is complete before a notice of appeal is filed.
The Clerk's office dockets filings including notices of appeal in many case types and helps certify the record, but it does not decide legal issues or provide legal advice. Appellate strategy should be handled by counsel.
Yes. The Gulf County Clerk of Court provides an online case and/or official records search through its official website. Availability and access rules vary by case type, so confidential or sealed records may not appear in a public search.
