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The Fifth District Court of Appeal was created by the 1979 session of the Florida Legislature. [1] The addition of the Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal in 2023 changed the caseload of the Fifth DCA. Previously, the Fifth DCA handled cases from the following counties and circuit courts: Lake, Marion, Sumter, Citrus & Hernando (Fifth ...
Starting in the late 1950s, judges Elbert Parr Tuttle (chief judge 1960–67), John Minor Wisdom, John R. Brown (chief judge 1967–79), and Richard T. Rives (chief judge 1959–60) became known as the "Fifth Circuit Four", or simply "The Four", for decisions crucial in advancing the civil rights of African Americans.
Map of the judicial circuits. There are 20 judicial circuits in Florida, all but five of which span multiple counties. They are: [4] First Circuit – Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton. Second Circuit – Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla. Third Circuit – Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee ...
Harvard University (JD) Jennifer Walker Elrod (born Jennifer Leigh Walker; September 6, 1966) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit since 2007. She previously served as a state court judge on the 190th District Court of Texas from 2002 to 2007.
Education. Baylor University (BA, JD) Priscilla Richman (formerly Priscilla Richman Owen; born October 4, 1954) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She was previously a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from 1995 to 2005.
The district courts of appeal (DCAs) are the intermediate appellate courts of the Florida state court system. There are currently six DCAs: The First District Court of Appeal is headquartered in Tallahassee. The Second District Court of Appeal is temporarily headquartered in Tampa until the Pinellas Courthouse is completed in St. Petersburg.
Melbourne, Florida, U.S. Political party. Republican [2] Spouse. Craig A. Haynes [1] Education. Florida Institute of Technology (BS) Emory University (JD) Catharina Jacoba Hendrika Dubbelday[3][1] Haynes (born November 9, 1963) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
William James Bryan. Education. Emory University ( AB) Washington and Lee University ( LLB) Nathan Philemon Bryan (April 23, 1872 – August 8, 1935) was a United States senator from Florida and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit .