Middle District of Florida

United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
(M.D. Fla.)
Sam Gibbons Federal Courthouse, Tampa
Appeals to:	Eleventh Circuit
Established:	July 30, 1962
Judges assigned:	15
Chief Judge:	Steven Douglas Merryday
Official court website

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (in case citations, M.D. Fla.) is a federal court in the Eleventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The District was established on July 30, 1962 with parts of the Northern and Southern Districts transferring into the newly created Middle District

The United States Attorney for the District is A. Lee Bentley, III.

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida is one of three federal judicial districts in Florida. Court for the District is held at Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Ocala, Orlando, and Tampa.

Fort Myers Division comprises the following counties: Charlotte, Collier, Desoto, Glades, Hendry, and Lee.

Jacksonville Division comprises the following counties: Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Flagler, Hamilton, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns, Suwannee, and Union.