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Fla. Stat. § 35.06 (2025)
Organization of district courts of appeal.
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35.06 Organization of district courts of appeal.—A district court of appeal shall be organized in each of the six appellate districts to be named District Court of Appeal, District. The number of judges of each district court of appeal shall be as follows:
(1) In the first district there shall be 13 judges.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (7), in the second district there shall be 15 judges.
(3) In the third district there shall be 10 judges.
(4) In the fourth district there shall be 12 judges.
(5) In the fifth district there shall be 12 judges.
(6) In the sixth district there shall be 11 judges.
(7)(a) Effective July 1, 2025, upon each occurrence of a vacancy in the office of judge of the second district, the number of judges in the second district shall be reduced by 1 until 13 judges remain in the second district, and in the second district there shall be 13 judges.
(b) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall notify the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the occurrence of an event that otherwise would have resulted in a vacancy in the office of judge of the second district but instead results in the reduction of a judgeship pursuant to paragraph (a).
History.—s. 1, ch. 57-248; s. 1, ch. 65-294; s. 1, ch. 67-11; s. 9, ch. 71-355; s. 3, ch. 76-175; s. 3, ch. 77-368; s. 3, ch. 79-312; s. 3, ch. 79-413; s. 4, ch. 80-164; s. 4, ch. 81-220; s. 4, ch. 82-238; s. 1, ch. 88-167; ss. 3, 10, ch. 89-290; s. 3, ch. 93-63; s. 5, ch. 99-151; s. 13, ch. 99-355; s. 12, ch. 2008-111; s. 1, ch. 2014-58; s. 10, ch. 2022-163; s. 3, ch. 2025-202.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1979–2025 · leading case: In Re Advisory Opinion to Governor, 374 So. 2d 959 (Fla. 1979).
In Re Advisory Opinion to Governor, 374 So. 2d 959 (Fla. 1979). “Additionally, in chapter 79-312, section 3, the legislature amended section 35.06(1), *967 Florida Statutes (1977), by providing that there shall be nine judges rather than seven in the first district.”
In Re: Certification of Need for Additional Judges (Fla. 2025). “(amending § 35.06(2), Fla. Stat. (2024), and creating § 35.”
In Re: Certification of Need for Additional Judges (Fla. 2023). “SB 490 (2024) (proposed amendment to § 35.06, Fla. Stat.); Fla. HB 457 (2024) (same).”
In Re: Certification of Need for Additional Judges (Fla. 2024). “SB 490 (2024) (died in Judiciary Committee) (proposed amendment to § 35.06, Fla. Stat.); Fla. HB 457 (died in Civil Justice Subcommittee) (same).”
— 35.06(1) — 1 case
In Re Advisory Opinion to Governor, 374 So. 2d 959 (Fla. 1979). “Additionally, in chapter 79-312, section 3, the legislature amended section 35.06(1), *967 Florida Statutes (1977), by providing that there shall be nine judges rather than seven in the first district.”
— 35.06(2) — 1 case
In Re: Certification of Need for Additional Judges (Fla. 2025). “(amending § 35.06(2), Fla. Stat. (2024), and creating § 35.”
— 35.06(6) — 1 case
In Re: Certification of Need for Additional Judges (Fla. 2025). “(amending § 35.06(2), Fla. Stat. (2024), and creating § 35.”
— 35.06(7) — 1 case
In Re: Certification of Need for Additional Judges (Fla. 2025). “(amending § 35.06(2), Fla. Stat. (2024), and creating § 35.”
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