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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH

Chapter 26
CIRCUIT COURTS

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F.S. 26.021

26.021 Judicial circuits; judges.—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 Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, and Taylor Counties.

(4) The fourth circuit is composed of Clay, Duval, and Nassau Counties.

(5) The fifth circuit is composed of Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, and Sumter Counties.

(6) The sixth circuit is composed of Pasco and Pinellas Counties.

(7) The seventh circuit is composed of Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, and Volusia Counties.

(8) The eighth circuit is composed of Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, and Union Counties.

(9) The ninth circuit is composed of Orange and Osceola Counties.

(10) The tenth circuit is composed of Hardee, Highlands, and Polk Counties.

(11) The eleventh circuit is composed of Miami-Dade County.

(12) The twelfth circuit is composed of DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties.

(13) The thirteenth circuit is composed of Hillsborough County.

(14) The fourteenth circuit is composed of Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, and Washington Counties.

(15) The fifteenth circuit is composed of Palm Beach County.

(16) The sixteenth circuit is composed of Monroe County.

(17) The seventeenth circuit is composed of Broward County.

(18) The eighteenth circuit is composed of Brevard and Seminole Counties.

(19) The nineteenth circuit is composed of Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie Counties.

(20) The twentieth circuit is composed of Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, and Lee Counties.

(21) Notwithstanding subsections (1)-(20), the territorial jurisdiction of a circuit court may be expanded as provided for in s. 910.03(3).

The judicial nominating commission of each circuit, in submitting nominations for any vacancy in a judgeship, and the Governor, in filling any vacancy for a judgeship, shall consider whether the existing judges within the circuit, together with potential nominees or appointees, reflect the geographic distribution of the population within the circuit, the geographic distribution of the caseload within the circuit, the racial and ethnic diversity of the population within the circuit, and the geographic distribution of the racial and ethnic minority population within the circuit.

History.—s. 4, ch. 72-404; s. 1, ch. 80-164; s. 1, ch. 81-220; s. 1, ch. 82-238; s. 1, ch. 94-137; s. 2, ch. 94-184; s. 8, ch. 2008-4; s. 7, ch. 2014-182.

Note.—Former ss. 26.02, 26.03, 26.04, 26.05, 26.06, 26.07, 26.08-26.16, and 26.161-26.165.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 26.021

Total Results: 19

In Re: Judicial Circuit Assessment

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2023-12-21T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: Art. V, §§ 1, 5(a), Fla. Const. (1968). 12 See § 26.021, Fla. Stat. (2023); § 26.01, Fla. Stat. (1969).…judicial circuit boundaries are codified in section 26.021, Florida Statutes (2023). As part of the …1991 House Report, supra note 27, at 5. 32 See § 26.021, Fla. Stat. (2023); see also Ch. 69-220, §§ 1-2… Id. 36 See Art. VI, § 7, Fla. Const. (1868); § 26.021, Fla. Stat. (2023). 37 1991 House Report, supra

CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT, INC. and HERBERT SIMPSON v. THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, and DANIA ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, LLC

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-02-14T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: rehearing. 26 21-1306 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2017-09.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-03-08T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 238 So. 3d 192

Snippet: new and amended instructions 2.13, 3.9(c), 5.1, 8.26, 21.10, 21.12, 25.13(f), and 28.19, as proposed, and

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. v. Rigby

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-09-12T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 96 So. 3d 1146, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 15238, 2012 WL 3964978

Snippet: Martin J. Norris, The Law of Seaman, Vol. 2, § 26.21 (4th ed. 1985)); Carline v. Cap. Marine Supply,

In Re Doe

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-11-09T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 932 So. 2d 278

Snippet: order with factual findings required under section 26-21-4, Alabama Code (1975), which, unlike the Florida

Stanek-Cousins v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-08-31T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 912 So. 2d 43

Snippet: the legislature has amended sections 910.03 and 26.021 to expand the definition of territorial jurisdiction…trial judge had done in Kohut. See §§ 910.03(3), 26.021(21). 4D05-1129 District Court of Appeal

Stanek-Cousins v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-02-24T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 896 So. 2d 865

Snippet: which is in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. See § 26.021(15), Fla. Stat. (2003). Appeals from cases tried

Ward v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2000-03-16T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 753 So. 2d 705

Snippet: Jefferson, Wakulla, Liberty, and Franklin Counties. § 26.021(2), Fla. Stat. (1997). 1D99-2446 District

Jacobs v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1996-12-20T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 687 So. 2d 24, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 13283, 1996 WL 729706

Snippet: court ... ") (footnotes omitted); see also § 26.021(9) Fla. Stat. (1995) (stating that Orange County

To v. ALACHUA JUVENILE DETENTION CTR.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1996-02-14T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 668 So. 2d 243

Snippet: jurisdiction of the Seventh Judicial Circuit. Section 26.021(7), Florida Statute (1995). Review of an order

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1995-08-28T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: composing each of said circuits are as set forth in s.26.021. 5 653 So.2d 464 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995). 6 Physical

Brooks v. Lockett

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1995-08-11T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 658 So. 2d 1205, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 8541, 1995 WL 475566

Snippet: pending action in another jurisdiction. Section 26.021(5), Florida Statutes (1993) defines the territorial…which is within the Ninth Judicial Circuit. See § 26.021(9), Fla. Stat. (1993). Although prohibition generally

Egner v. UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COM'N

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1994-03-20T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 633 So. 2d 1157

Snippet: District Court of Appeal, Second District. See §§ 26.021(6) and 35.03, Fla. Stat. (1993). Further, section

Kohut v. Evans

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1993-08-20T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 623 So. 2d 569, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 8735, 1993 WL 321732

Snippet: the court as defined by the legislature. Section 26.021(13), Florida Statutes (1991), defines the territory…Thirteenth Circuit as Hillsborough County, and Section 26.021(15), Florida Statutes (1991), defines the Fifteenth

Wright v. Douglas N. Higgins, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1993-05-04T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 617 So. 2d 460

Snippet: Larson, The Law of Workmen's Compensation § 26.21 (1992). An exception is recognized for tryout periods

State v. Alves

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1992-12-10T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 610 So. 2d 591

Snippet: jurisdiction. Fla. Const. art. V, § 4(b)(1); § 26.021, Fla. Stat. (1991); Fla.R.App.P. 9.030(b)(1)(a)

Griffiths v. Griffiths

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1990-06-19T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 563 So. 2d 773

Snippet: another claim of special equity, for a total of $26,021.30. He was not entitled to claim special equity…[4] We value the husband's contribution at $26,021 and use the fair market value of $240,000 at the… acquisition cost ) 50% + (1/2 X $26,021) ( $208,740) 50% + (6%) =

BD. OF T. OF INT. IMP. TRUST F. v. Mobil Oil

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1984-09-04T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 455 So. 2d 412

Snippet: County are in separate judicial circuits. See § 26.021. *416 The local action rule in Florida is that

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1980-04-23T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: boundaries of the 17 judicial circuits defined in s. 26.021, F. S., and that Hillsborough County makes up the