Public Information Booth

The Orange and Osceola Courthouses, as well as the Orange County Juvenile Justice Center, have Public Information booths. In Orange County, the booth is located in the courthouse rotunda and has been in operation since December 1998. At the Thomas S. Kirk Juvenile Justice Center and at the Osceola County Courthouse, the Public Information Booth is located in the main lobby. Volunteers are recruited and managed by Court Administration to staff the booths, providing assistance and directions to litigants, attorneys and general public at these facilities. Volunteers provide a valuable service to the court, the county and to the public. Since the program began, information booth volunteers in Orange County have logged more than 26,960 hours. In 2006, volunteers in Orange ounty logged more than 2,929 hours which represented a savings of more than $41,006.00. In Osceola County, information booth volunteers logged 628 hours which represented a savings of more than $10,000 for 2006.