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The Florida Supreme Court building. The Supreme Court of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida.The Supreme Court consists of seven judges: the Chief Justice and six Justices who are appointed by the Governor to 6-year terms and remain in office if retained in a general election near the end of each term. [2]
New 16th Judicial District Circuit Court Judge Terry Fann poses with his wife, Vicki, Wednesday (Nov. 29, 2023) after he took his oath of office in a courtroom at the Rutherford County Judicial ...
The Florida circuit courts are state courts and trial courts [1] of original jurisdiction for most controversies. In Florida, the circuit courts are one of four types of courts created by the Florida Constitution (the other three being the Florida Supreme Court , Florida district courts of appeal , and Florida county courts ).
Their opinion stated that adding "at least one" court would “promote public trust and confidence based on geography and demographic composition and help attract a diverse group of well-qualified applicants for judicial vacancies.” [4] In November 2021, the Florida Supreme Court voted 6–1 to add a new DCA.
The Florida Second District Court of Appeal is headquartered in Tampa, Florida on the campus of Stetson University College of Law. It will move to St. Petersburg when the new Pinellas courthouse is complete. [1] There are nine counties in the Second District, which includes a population of over 5.0 million people.
Most recently in 2020, longtime circuit judge Dava Tunis lost to perennial judicial candidate and personal-injury lawyer Rosy Aponte, who’d drawn criticism during the race after she referred to ...
Sam Gibbons Federal Courthouse, Tampa. 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 potential forum follows a recent Special House Committee meeting on judicial reform, where Pascoe and 16th Circuit Solicitor Kevin Brackett were scolded by a panel of House lawmakers ...