Pinellas County’s Clerk of Court, headquartered in Clearwater, is the constitutional officer charged with maintaining official court and public records for the Tampa Bay area. Operating within Florida’s 6th Judicial Circuit, the Clerk’s office dockets case filings, issues certified copies, and collects filing fees and court costs. Pinellas County is one of Florida’s most populous counties, and the Clerk’s office processes a correspondingly high volume of filings, records requests, and case activity each year.
Clerk: Ken Burke, CPA
Address: 315 Court Street, Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: 727-464-7000
Official Website: https://pinellasclerk.org
6th Judicial Circuit: https://jud6.org
Services available through the Pinellas County Clerk’s office typically include:
Appellate deadlines in the 6th Judicial Circuit are frequently triggered by the docketing date recorded by the Pinellas County Clerk, not the date a party receives notice. Brownstone Law’s appellate team works directly with clerk’s offices like this one to confirm rendition dates and preserve a client’s right to appeal.
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 Pinellas 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.
