27.01
State attorneys; number, election, terms.
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27.01 State attorneys; number, election, terms.—There shall be a state attorney for each of the judicial circuits, who shall be elected at the general election by the qualified electors of their respective judicial circuits as other state officials are elected, and who shall serve for a term of 4 years.
History.—s. 1, ch. 5120, 1903; GS 1796; ss. 1, chs. 6197, 6198, 1911; RGS 3026; CGL 4769; ss. 1, 5-A, ch. 17085, 1935; s. 1, ch. 26761, 1951.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1969–2026 · leading case: State v. Valera
State v. Valera (2011)
“56, Florida Statutes, while the latter’s authority is derived from article V, section 17 of the Florida Con *332 stitution and section 27.01 et seq., Florida Statutes. Further, the assistant state attorney would normally have no personal knowledge of a case prosecuted by a…”
Andrew H. Warren v. Ron DeSantis (2024)
“V, § 17; Fla. Stat. § 27.01 . State attorneys prosecute all criminal actions in the state courts within their circuit.”
Stancel v. Schultz (1969)
“F.S. § 27.01 et seq., F.S.A. The only exception is where a local State Attorney has been specifically "directed by the governor to go and assist any other state attorney in the discharge of his duties", F.”
Gonzalez v. Vogel (1993)
“; § 27.01, Fla. Stat.(1991). This construction satisfies the apparent intent of the legislature that appointed officials tender their resignation to the superior officer who made the appointment and who would normally accept a resignation.”
Vinales v. State (1979)
“See § 27.01, Fla. Stat. (1977). . Article II, Section 5(a), of the Florida Constitution provides: No person holding any office of emolument under any foreign government, or civil office or emolument under the United States or any other state, shall hold any officer of honor or…”
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Reno (1985)
“Fla.Stat. § 27.01 (1981). . Fla.Stat. § 27.”
Andrew H. Warren v. Ron DeSantis (2024)
“V, § 17; Fla. Stat. § 27.01 . State attorneys prosecute all criminal actions in the state courts within their circuit.”
Sean T. Wright v. 15th District Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office (2026)
“In Florida, state attorneys are elected in each judicial circuit, Fla. Stat. § 27.01 , and each state attorney is required to “appear in the circuit and county court within his or her judicial circuit and prosecute or defend on behalf of the state all suits, applications, or…”
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