Florida Statute 34.022 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH

Chapter 34
COUNTY COURTS

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34.022 Number of county court judges for each county.—The number of county court judges in each county shall be as follows:

COUNTY TOTAL

(1) Alachua..........5

(2) Baker..........1

(3) Bay..........5

(4) Bradford..........1

(5) Brevard..........11

(6) Broward..........32

(7) Calhoun..........1

(8) Charlotte..........3

(9) Citrus..........3

(10) Clay..........3

(11) Collier..........6

(12) Columbia..........2

(13) DeSoto..........1

(14) Dixie..........1

(15) Duval..........17

(16) Escambia..........5

(17) Flagler..........2

(18) Franklin..........1

(19) Gadsden..........1

(20) Gilchrist..........1

(21) Glades..........1

(22) Gulf..........1

(23) Hamilton..........1

(24) Hardee..........1

(25) Hendry..........1

(26) Hernando..........3

(27) Highlands..........1

(28) Hillsborough..........25

(29) Holmes..........1

(30) Indian River..........2

(31) Jackson..........1

(32) Jefferson..........1

(33) Lafayette..........1

(34) Lake..........5

(35) Lee..........9

(36) Leon..........5

(37) Levy..........1

(38) Liberty..........1

(39) Madison..........1

(40) Manatee..........5

(41) Marion..........5

(42) Martin..........3

(43) Miami-Dade..........47

(44) Monroe..........4

(45) Nassau..........2

(46) Okaloosa..........3

(47) Okeechobee..........1

(48) Orange..........22

(49) Osceola..........5

(50) Palm Beach..........20

(51) Pasco..........7

(52) Pinellas..........17

(53) Polk..........11

(54) Putnam..........2

(55) St. Johns..........3

(56) St. Lucie..........4

(57) Santa Rosa..........3

(58) Sarasota..........5

(59) Seminole..........6

(60) Sumter..........2

(61) Suwannee..........1

(62) Taylor..........1

(63) Union..........1

(64) Volusia..........10

(65) Wakulla..........1

(66) Walton..........1

(67) Washington..........1

History.—s. 1, ch. 72-406; s. 2, ch. 73-329; s. 19, ch. 73-333; s. 1, ch. 74-306; s. 2, ch. 76-175; s. 2, ch. 77-368; s. 2, ch. 78-168; s. 6, ch. 79-413; s. 3, ch. 80-164; s. 3, ch. 81-220; s. 3, ch. 82-238; s. 7, ch. 84-303; s. 2, ch. 85-218; s. 2, ch. 86-279; s. 2, ch. 87-89; s. 3, ch. 88-167; s. 2, ch. 89-290; s. 2, ch. 90-206; s. 2, ch. 93-63; s. 4, ch. 94-137; s. 2, ch. 95-351; s. 2, ch. 96-271; s. 2, ch. 97-257; ss. 3, 4, ch. 99-151; s. 2, ch. 2001-284; ss. 3, 4, ch. 2005-150; s. 2, ch. 2005-356; s. 2, ch. 2006-166; s. 3, ch. 2019-95; s. 2, ch. 2020-112; s. 2, ch. 2021-45; s. 3, ch. 2022-163; s. 2, ch. 2024-194; s. 2, ch. 2025-202.

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Chames v. DeMayo, 972 So. 2d 850 (Fla. 2007).

Cited 20 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2007 WL 4440212

935, 944-45 (1993); and Virginia: Va.Code Ann. § 34-22 (2005). [6] E.g., Rogers v. Great Am. Fed. Say

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Rogers v. Atl. Nat'l Bank of Jacksonville, 371 So. 2d 174 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 15069

J.S. Issue, p. 781. Page, The Law of Wills, Section 34.22, provides: “. . . Whatever may have been the

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1974).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

...V, January 1, 1973. The circuit and county court judgeships in question were created in 1972 by the legislature under the authority of Art. V, s. 20(d)(6), supra, as implemented by Ch. 72-402, Laws of Florida (s. 26.031 , F.S.) and Ch. 72-406, id. (Section 34.022 , id.)....

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In re Advisory Opinion to the Governor, 281 So. 2d 328 (Fla. 1973).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1973 Fla. LEXIS 5008

...of which is that these ‘temporary’ offices ‘stand abolished.’ Under § 34.023, Florida Statutes, four ‘temporary’ judge-ships remain in the counties of: Collier, Martin, Saint Lucie and Walton. “Chapter 73-329, Laws of Florida, amends § 34.022, Florida Statutes, relating to the number of permanent county judge-ships....

...“One view of the above circumstances suggests that because the Legislature did not amend or repeal § 34.023, Florida Statutes, it did not intend to alter the status of the three ‘temporary’ judges holding office in Collier, Martin and Saint Lucie Counties. By simply amending § 34.022, Florida Statutes, to provide additional county judgeships, the Legislature may be said to have intended that these counties have three county judgeships each, i....

...The only logical conclusion is that the Legislature intended to make permanent the judgeships now held by the temporary judges in Collier, Martin and St. Lucie Counties. On the other hand, Fla.Stat. § 34.-023, F.S.A., remains in effect and applies to Walton County. Fla.Stat. (1972 Supp.) § 34.022, F.S.A., set forth the number of county court judges for each county effective January 1, 1973. Ch. 73-329, Laws of Florida (effective July 1, 1973) amends Fla.Stat. § 34.022, F.S.A., to increase the number of county court judges in certain counties, including Collier, Martin and St....

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In Re: Certification of Need for Additional Judges (Fla. 2020).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...for complementary staff support positions. The Governor approved the statutory changes4 but vetoed 2. Fla. HB 5301, §§ 1-2 (2020) (enrolled) (amending section 26.031, Florida Statutes, to authorize the four circuit court judgeships, and section 34.022, Florida Statutes, to authorize the six county court judgeships). 3....

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