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Florida Statute 26.57 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 26.57 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 26.57 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
26.57 Temporary designation of county court judge to preside over circuit court cases.—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 county, except appeals from the county court. In addition, he or she may be required to perform the duties of circuit judge in other counties of the circuit as time may permit and as the need arises, as determined by the chief judge of the circuit. A county court judge designated to preside over circuit court cases shall receive the same salary as a circuit court judge, to the extent that funds are specifically appropriated by law for such purposes.
History.—s. 1, ch. 74-217; s. 115, ch. 95-147; s. 2, ch. 2008-111; s. 1, ch. 2009-61.

Cases Citing F.S. 26.57

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·Nipper v. Smith, 39 F.3d 1494 (11th Cir. 1994).

Cited 25 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1994 WL 642754

district when necessary or convenient. See Fla.Stat. § 26.57 (assignment of county judges to sit as circuit
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Cited "but see"Solomon (1999)
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Cited "but see"Solomon (1999)
phrase: "but see"
Cited "but see"Solomon (1999)
phrase: "but see"
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·Gonzales v. City of Belle Glade, 287 So. 2d 669 (Fla. 1973).

Cited 23 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

note 2, supra. [9] Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 26-57 provided: "Rogues and vagabonds, or dissolute persons
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Receded from(citing case) (1975)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2024)
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Cited as authorityC.N. (2021)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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Rodgers v. State, 325 So. 2d 48 (Fla. 2d DCA 1975).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

...State, Fla. 1972, 265 So.2d 685. In point two, the appellant contends that the trial court erred in not granting his motion to disqualify the trial judge, a county judge. In support of this position, which we submit is not well taken, appellant relies on Section 26.57, Florida Statutes....
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At&t Mobility LLC v. Patrick Rigney (Fla. 3d DCA 2023).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

3d DCA 2005) (reversing section 26 57.105 fee award because attorney

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