Volusia County Courthouse

Volusia County Courthouse
Volusia County Courthouse
Interactive map showing the location for Volusia County Courthouse
General information
Location101 N. Alabama Ave.,
DeLand, Florida, 32724[1]
Coordinates29°01′44″N 81°18′01″W / 29.02889°N 81.30028°W / 29.02889; -81.30028
Completed2001
Technical details
MaterialBrick and concrete
Floor count4

The Volusia County Courthouse is the local courthouse for Volusia County, Florida. It houses courtrooms and judges from the Volusia County and Seventh Judicial Circuit Courts.[2] The new facility is located DeLand, Florida; it was completed and opened in 2001.

History

The Volusia County Courthouse opened in 2001.[3][4] The courthouse is made of precast concrete with a brick facade.[3] The building is four-stories tall and contains a large clock tower.[5][3] The new courthouse was constructed as a project of then Volusia County Clerk Diane Matousek.[6] The old Volusia County Courthouse, built in 1929, was decommissioned as the local justice center upon the completion of the new courthouse in 2001.[7]

The courthouse is the official seat of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Volusia County and the judges of the county court.[8][9]

In August 2024, the Volusia Sheriff's Office arrested a man who brought a stolen and loaded firearm into the courthouse.[10] According to Sheriff Mike Chitwood, the suspect was a convicted felon who claimed to have a meeting with the elected public defender.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Volusia". flcourts.gov. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  2. ^ "Volusia County Court". volusiacountycourt.org. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  3. ^ a b c "Volusia County". circuit7.org. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  4. ^ Video on YouTube
  5. ^ "Art in Public Places - Volusia County Courthouse". volusia.org. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  6. ^ Fernandez, Frank (July 24, 2018). "Diane Matousek, former longtime Volusia clerk of court who led office into computer age, dies". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  7. ^ Cardona, Carolina (October 1, 2019). "Old Volusia County courthouse home to lots of Central Florida history". WKMG-TV. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  8. ^ "Clerk of the Circuit Court". clerk.org. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  9. ^ "Volusia County Court, Florida". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  10. ^ a b Leonard, Matt (August 17, 2024). "Man arrested after trying to bring gun into Volusia County courthouse". WESH. Retrieved June 9, 2026.