Florida Statute 35.6 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH

Chapter 35
DISTRICT COURTS OF APPEAL

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F.S. 35.06

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.

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In Re Advisory Opinion to Governor

374 So. 2d 959

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 17, 1979 | Docket: 1523346

Cited 14 times | Published

79-312, section 3, the legislature amended section 35.06(1), *967 Florida Statutes (1977), by providing

Two Trees v. Builders Transport, Inc.

471 F.3d 1178, 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 29747, 47 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 122, 2006 WL 3490844

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 5, 2006 | Docket: 398836

Cited 12 times | Published

137 F.3d at 1283. 3 . Section 35.6 of the lease states that the lease is "governed

In Re: Certification of Need for Additional Judges

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 12, 2024 | Docket: 69459924

Published

in Judiciary Committee) (proposed amendment to § 35.06, Fla. Stat.); Fla. HB 457 (died in Civil Justice

In Re: Certification of Need for Additional Judges

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 30, 2023 | Docket: 68048305

Published

See Fla. SB 490 (2024) (proposed amendment to § 35.06, Fla. Stat.); Fla. HB 457 (2024) (same).