CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County's plan to replace the Crestview Courthouse at 101 James Lee Boulevard East in Crestview will cause permanent closure of the building effective April l.
Many of current court functions will be moved to the Okaloosa County Courthouse Annex Extension in Fort Walton Beach. Proceedings will also be held at the Brackin Building in Crestview and the Fort Walton Beach Water & Sewer Building.
The following location changes apply to matters previously held at the Crestview Courthouse and become effective April 1.
To ensure attendance at a specific proceeding or event, citizens and attorneys are encouraged to phone the applicable judicial office or court personnel to confirm the exact location. For contact information and updated information, visit www.FirstJudicialCircuit.org.
The Clerk of Court will continue to provide full service at the Court Operations Center in Crestview, 601-A Pearl St. N., Crestview.
For information regarding Okaloosa County Clerk of Courts and Comptroller, visit www.OkaloosaClerk.com or call 689-5000.
Moved to the Brackin Building, BOCC Conference Room, Room 305, 302 Wilson St. N., Crestview:
●Judge Flowers
-all criminal proceedings
-all dissolution of marriage hearings
-all family law proceedings
-all domestic violence injunction hearings
●Judge Terrance Ketchel
-civil jury trials
-dependency hearings
-delinquency hearings
●Judge Jim Ward
-Various proceedings
Moved to the Fort Walton Beach Water & Sewer Building, 1804 Lewis Turner Blvd., Suite 400, Fort Walton Beach:
●Judge Ketchel
– Civil hearings
– mortgage foreclosure hearings
●Magistrate Thomas Nixon
-mortgage foreclosure hearings
●Judge Ward
-small claim pre-trials with attorneys of record
-infraction hearings
-claims of exemption
-landlord-tenant hearings
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview courthouse closure affects legal proceedings starting April 1