Fla. Stat. § 79.09 : Civil Practice And Procedure — Habeas Corpus — Filing of papers Date: 26 Apr 2016 TEXT PDF Current through Chapter 269 of the 2016 Legislative Session Before a circuit judge the petition and the papers shall be filed with the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the prisoner is detained. Before the other courts, justices or judges, the papers shall be filed with the clerk of the court on which the justice or judge sits. Fla. Stat. § 79.09 s. 8, Sept. 16, 1822; s. 8, ch. 3129, 1879; RS 1778; GS 2255; RGS 3578; CGL 5442; s. 29, ch. 67-254.