Florida Supreme Court seeks more Judges, describes workload impacts
A new year could bring more judgeships if the highest court in the state has its way.
The Florida Supreme Court is making the case for 50 more lower-level Judges in an opinion released Thursday.
The opinion precedes the Legislative Session, as lawmakers must authorize the additional Judges based on the constitutional directive to the court to make its recommendation.
The high court wants 23 more circuit court judgeships (seven of which are in the 20th Circuit), 25 county court judgeships (including seven in Miami-Dade), and a pair of additional district court judgeships on the Lakeland-based 6th District Court of Appeal, which came into existence last year after legislative authorization.
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