26.031
Judicial circuits; number of judges.
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26.031 Judicial circuits; number of judges.—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
(10) Tenth..........30
(11) Eleventh..........83
(12) Twelfth..........24
(13) Thirteenth..........45
(14) Fourteenth..........14
(15) Fifteenth..........37
(16) Sixteenth..........4
(17) Seventeenth..........58
(18) Eighteenth..........26
(19) Nineteenth..........20
(20) Twentieth..........32
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; s. 2, ch. 2019-95; s. 1, ch. 2020-112; s. 1, ch. 2021-45; s. 1, ch. 2024-194; s. 1, ch. 2025-202.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1975–2025 · leading case: Hannigan v. State
Hannigan v. State (1975)
“Inasmuch as appellant's arrest was obviously part of a substantial well-planned drug "bust", the police should have had a judge at hand for the consideration of search warrant applications, or at least had one on call. In any event, the record does not support an "emergency"…”
In Re: Certification of Need for Additional Judges (2020)
“HB 5301, §§ 1-2 (2020) (enrolled) (amending section 26.031, Florida Statutes, to authorize the four circuit court judgeships, and section 34.”
In Re: Certification of Need for Additional Judges (2025)
“(amending §§ 26.031, 34.022, Fla. Stat. (2024); effective July 1, 2025); ch.”
— 26.031(d) — 1 case
Hannigan v. State (1975)
“Inasmuch as appellant's arrest was obviously part of a substantial well-planned drug "bust", the police should have had a judge at hand for the consideration of search warrant applications, or at least had one on call. In any event, the record does not support an "emergency"…”
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