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Florida Statutes, Title V

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Title V, Judicial Branch

13 chapters · 458 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title V458 Ch 39, Proceedings Relating to Children136 Ch 27, State Attorneys; Public Defenders; R…70 Ch 28, Clerks of the Circuit Courts52 Ch 30, Sheriffs43 Ch 25, Supreme Court26 Ch 40, Juries; Payment of Jurors and Due Pr…24 Ch 29, Court System Funding20 Ch 35, District Courts of Appeal19 Ch 34, County Courts17 Ch 44, Mediation Alternatives to Judicial A…15 Ch 38, Judges: General Provisions13 Ch 43, Courts: General Provisions12 Ch 26, Circuit Courts11

11 sections·Filtered byTitle V✕Ch 26✕

Fla. Stat. § 26.012 Jurisdiction of circuit court
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(1) Circuit courts shall have jurisdiction of appeals from final administrative orders of local government code enforcement boards and of reviews and appeals as otherwise expressly provided by law.(2) Circuit courts shall have exclusive original jurisdiction:(a) In all actions at…
Fla. Stat. § 26.021 Judicial circuits; judges
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The state is divided into 20 judicial circuits:(1) The first circuit is composed of Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Walton Counties.(2) The second circuit is composed of Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla Counties.(3) The third circuit is composed of Col…
Fla. Stat. § 26.031 Judicial circuits; number of judges
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The number of circuit judges in each circuit shall be as follows:JUDICIAL CIRCUIT TOTAL(1) First..........26(2) Second..........17(3) Third..........7(4) Fourth..........37(5) Fifth..........34(6) Sixth..........45(7) Seventh..........29(8) Eighth..........14(9) Ninth..........48…
Fla. Stat. § 26.19 Abatement of actions because of change of judge, etc
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No civil or criminal cases, suits in equity, actions at law, statutory or otherwise; and no writs, process, pleading, motion, information, presentment, indictment or other proceedings, order, finding, decree, judgment or sentence, shall abate, be quashed, set aside, reversed, qua…

Fla. Stat. § 26.20 Availability of judge for hearings

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At least one circuit judge in each circuit must be available at all times to hold and conduct hearings with limited notice. In each circuit, there must be at least one judge available on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and after hours on weekdays to hear motions for a temporary inj…

Fla. Stat. § 26.46 Jurisdiction of resident judge after assignment

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If a circuit judge is assigned to another circuit, none of the circuit judges in that other circuit shall, because of the assignment, be deprived of or affected in his or her jurisdiction other than to the extent essential so as not to conflict with the authority of the temporari…

Fla. Stat. § 26.49 Executive officer of circuit court

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The sheriff of the county shall be the executive officer of the circuit court of the county.History.—s. 14, ch. 4, 1845; RS 1396; GS 1841; RGS 3086; CGL 4869.

Fla. Stat. § 26.52 Travel expenses, circuit judges

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Each circuit judge shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in s. 112.061.History.—s. 4, ch. 6912, 1915; RGS 3004; s. 2, ch. 8480, 1921; CGL 4738, s. 19, ch. 63-400.

Fla. Stat. § 26.55 Conference of Circuit Judges of Florida; duties and reports

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(1) There is created and established the Conference of Circuit Judges of Florida. The conference consists of the active and retired circuit judges of the several judicial circuits of the state, excluding retired judges practicing law.(2) The conference shall annually elect a chai…

Fla. Stat. § 26.56 Residual jurisdiction for abolished courts

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(1) If any court is abolished and a proceeding had in it is not transferred to another court, the circuit court for the county where the court formerly existed shall have jurisdiction over any further proceedings in the same manner as though the proceeding had been originally pen…

Fla. Stat. § 26.57 Temporary designation of county court judge to preside over circuit court cases

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A county court judge may be designated on a temporary basis to preside over circuit court cases by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court upon recommendation of the chief judge of the circuit. He or she may be assigned to exercise all county and circuit court jurisdiction in the …