Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 40.015 (2025)

Jury districts; counties exceeding 50,000.

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40.015 Jury districts; counties exceeding 50,000.—

(1) In any county having a population exceeding 50,000 according to the last preceding decennial census and one or more locations in addition to the county seat at which the county or circuit court sits and holds trials, the chief judge, with the approval of a majority of the county commissioners, is authorized to create a jury district for each courthouse location, from which jury lists shall be selected in the manner presently provided by law. The creation of a jury district under this section may be initiated by either the chief judge or a majority of the county commissioners.

(2) In determining the boundaries of a jury district to serve the court located within the district, the chief judge or the board of county commissioners shall seek to avoid any exclusion of any cognizable group. Each jury district shall include at least 6,000 registered voters.

History.—s. 1, ch. 76-114; s. 2, ch. 79-235; s. 1, ch. 98-98.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1986–1994 · leading case: Spencer v. State, 545 So. 2d 1352 (Fla. 1989).

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Spencer v. State, 545 So. 2d 1352 (Fla. 1989). · cites it 6× “Special districts for jury selection are authorized by section 40.015, Florida Statutes (1985), which provides: (1) In any county having a population exceeding 50,000 according to the last preceding decennial census and one or more locations in addition to the county seat at…”

Payret v. Adams, 500 So. 2d 136 (Fla. 1986). · cites it 2× “006, enacted pursuant to the authority granted the chief judge of a judicial circuit by section 40.015, Florida Statutes (1985), created the Glades jury district.”

Caballero v. Born, 487 So. 2d 379 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986). · cites it 6× “Petitioner contends that section 40.015, Florida Statutes (1985), and Administrative Order No.”

Garcia v. State, 638 So. 2d 94 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994). “In Spencer , the Supreme Court held that jury districts created under Section 40.015 must "reflect a true cross-section of the county, with no systematic exclusion of any group in the juror selection process.”

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