Ordering Transcripts

If you are a Judge, Hearing Officer, Magistrate, Judicial Assistant, Staff Attorney, State Attorney, Public Defender, Court-Appointed Counsel or with the Office of Regional Counsel, and you need a rough draft transcript or a digital recording/CD, call or e-mail Mary Sheets at (352) 384-3080 (sheetsm@circuit8.org) or Toni Shearer at (352) 337-6116 (shearert@circuit8.org) in the Court Reporting Department in Gainesville.  Please note that pursuant to Florida Supreme Court Administrative Order AOSC06-21, before any CDs are released to anyone by the Court, any confidential material found therein must be redacted and labeled accordingly.

If you are a State Attorney, Public Defender, Court-Appointed Counsel, or with the Office of Regional Counsel and you want a certified transcript, you need an order signed by the appropriate Court.  Be sure that the Court Reporting Department gets a copy of the motion or order as soon as possible.  You can fax a copy to (352) 264-7087.

All other requests considered private pay, who are a party to a case, wanting a certified transcript or a digital recording/CD, you may obtain information on the process and an estimate of your costs by calling or e-mailing either Mary Sheets at (352) 384-3080 (sheetsm@circuit8.org) or Toni Shearer at (352) 337-6116 (shearert@circuit8.org) in the Court Reporting Department in Gainesville, or one of the below contacts located in each of our outer county courthouses.

• Transcript Order Form

Court Reporting Contacts for the Regional County Courthouses

• Baker County: Tammy Crawford, (904) 259-0277, crawfordt@circuit8.org
• Bradford & Union Counties: Robin West, (904) 966-6239, westr@circuit8.org or Joelle Dixon, (904) 966-6164, dixonj@circuit8.org
• Gilchrist County: Mary Sheets, (352) 384-3080, (352) 463-4013, sheetsm@circuit8.org or Brandi White, (352) 486-5458, whiteb@circuit8.org
• Levy County: Stephanie Lanier, (352) 486-5458, laniers@circuit8.org or Brandi White, (352) 486-5458, whiteb@circuit8.org

Costs for Transcripts

• $4.50 per page for 2-3 week delivery
• $6.75 per page for 1 week delivery (not always available)
• $9.00 per page for overnight delivery (not always available)
• $3.00 per page for rough draft/real-time uncertified, non-final copy

Costs for Digital Recording/CDs

• Audio recordings of court events are $25.00, and we provide the blank CDs

Method of Payment

• Only checks or money orders made payable to the State of Florida are accepted.  We do not accept cash or credit cards as payment.