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Florida Judicial Branch Code Section 26.031 - Circuit Courts - Judicial circuits; number of judges.

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Title V   JUDICIAL BRANCH

Chapter 26   CIRCUIT COURTS

¹26.031  Judicial circuits; number of judges.--The number of circuit judges in each circuit shall be as follows:


JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

TOTAL

(1)  First ............ 24

(2)  Second ............ 16

(3)  Third ............ 7

(4)  Fourth ............ 35

(5)  Fifth ............ 31

(6)  Sixth ............ 45

(7)  Seventh ............ 27

(8)  Eighth ............ 13

(9)  Ninth ............ 43

(10)  Tenth ............ 28

(11)  Eleventh ............ 80

(12)  Twelfth ............ 21

(13)  Thirteenth ............ 45

(14)  Fourteenth ............ 11

(15)  Fifteenth ............ 35

(16)  Sixteenth ............ 4

(17)  Seventeenth ............ 58

(18)  Eighteenth ............ 26

(19)  Nineteenth ............ 19

(20)  Twentieth ............ 31

History.--ss. 1, 3, ch. 72-402; s. 1, ch. 73-329; s. 1, ch. 75-124; s. 1, ch. 76-175; s. 1, ch. 77-368; s. 1, ch. 78-168; s. 5, ch. 79-413; s. 2, ch. 80-164; s. 1, ch. 80-385; s. 2, ch. 81-220; ss. 2, 7, ch. 82-238; s. 6, ch. 84-303; s. 1, ch. 85-218; s. 1, ch. 86-279; s. 1, ch. 87-89; s. 2, ch. 88-167; s. 1, ch. 89-290; s. 1, ch. 90-206; s. 1, ch. 93-63; s. 3, ch. 94-137; s. 1, ch. 95-351; s. 1, ch. 96-271; s. 1, ch. 97-257; ss. 1, 2, ch. 99-151; s. 1, ch. 2001-284; s. 1, ch. 2002-388; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2005-150; s. 1, ch. 2005-356; s. 1, ch. 2006-166.

¹Note.--Section 3, ch. 2006-166, provides that:

"(1)  The Governor may not fill the circuit and county court judicial offices created in sections 1 and 2 of this act by appointment, but those offices shall be filled by election in the 2006 general election pursuant to chapter 105, Florida Statutes. Candidates for the circuit and county court judicial offices created in sections 1 and 2 of this act shall qualify as provided in chapter 105, Florida Statutes, except that candidates qualifying under this act shall qualify no earlier than noon of the 50th day, and no later than noon of the 46th day, before the primary election.

"(2)  The Legislature finds that an emergency does not exist and the public business does not require immediate appointment of the circuit and county court judicial offices created in sections 1 and 2 of this act.

"(3)  The circuit and county court judicial offices created in sections 1 and 2 of this act constitute vacancies in office for purposes of qualifying for the 2006 general election.

"(4)  The terms of the circuit and county court judicial offices created in sections 1 and 2 of this act shall begin on January 2, 2007."

Last modified: November 21, 2006