Florida Statute 43.26 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH

Chapter 43
COURTS: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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F.S. 43.26

43.26 Chief judge of circuit; selection; powers.—

(1) The chief judge of each judicial circuit, who shall be a circuit judge, shall exercise administrative supervision over all the trial courts within the judicial circuit and over the judges and other officers of such courts.

(2) The chief judge of the circuit shall have the power:

(a) To assign judges to any division of the court and to determine the length of the assignment;

(b) To regulate use of courtrooms;

(d) To require attendance of state attorneys, public defenders, clerks, bailiffs, and all other officers of the court; and

(e) To do everything necessary to promote the prompt and efficient administration of justice in the courts over which he or she is chief judge.

(f) To delegate to the trial court administrator, by administrative order, the authority to bind the circuit in contract.

(g) To manage, operate, and oversee the jury system as provided in s. 40.001.

(3) The chief judge shall be responsible to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for such information as may be required by the Chief Justice, including, but not limited to, caseload, status of dockets, and disposition of cases in the courts over which he or she presides.

(4) Failure of any judge, clerk, prosecutor, public defender, or other officer of the court to comply with an order or directive of the chief judge under this section shall constitute neglect of duty for which such officer may be suspended from office as provided by law.

(5) There may be a trial court administrator who shall perform such duties as the chief judge may direct.

(6) The chief judge of each circuit is charged by s. 2(d), Art. V of the State Constitution and this section with the authority to promote the prompt and efficient administration of justice in the courts over which he or she is chief judge. The clerks of court provide court-related functions which are essential to the orderly operation of the judicial branch. The chief judge of each circuit, after consultation with the clerk of court, shall determine the priority of services provided by the clerk of court to the trial court. The clerk of court shall manage the performance of such services in a method or manner that is consistent with statute, rule, or administrative order.

History.—s. 1, ch. 71-214; s. 1, ch. 77-119; s. 260, ch. 95-147; s. 65, ch. 2003-402; s. 30, ch. 2005-236.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 43.26

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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 43.26.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 43.26

Total Results: 19

Knight v. Chief Judge of Florida's Twelfth Judicial Circuit

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-12-27T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 235 So. 3d 996

Snippet: the judges and other officers of such courts.” § 43.26(1), Fla. Stat. (2016). The legislature has empowered… courts over which he or she is chief judge.” § 43.26(2)(e). A sheriff is an officer of the circuit court

Schmidter v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-12-21T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 103 So. 3d 263, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 21955, 2012 WL 6629772

Snippet: section 2(d) of the Florida Constitution and section 43.26, Florida Statutes, the chief judge of each judicial…section 2(d) of the Florida Constitution and section 43.26, Florida Statutes, the chief judge of each judicial

Jimenez v. Rateni

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-11-08T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 967 So. 2d 1075

Snippet: judges and other officers of such courts." § 43.26(1), Fla. Stat. (2006). The clerk of court is required…statute, rule, or administrative order." § 43.26(6). There is nothing in the law which prevents the

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2006-01-16T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: v.Thompson, 101 So. 2d 381 (Fla. 1958). 8 Section 43.26(6), Fla. Stat., and cf. 29.001(2), Fla. Stat., stating

Osorio v. Board of Professional Surveyors & Mappers

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-03-11T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 898 So. 2d 188, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 3230, 2005 WL 562735

Snippet: included a total of 60.59 hours of study, of which 43.26 hours appears to have been devoted to the study

Morse v. Moxley

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1997-03-06T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 691 So. 2d 504

Snippet: order apparently was entered under color of section 43.26(2)(b), Florida Statutes, which provides that the…jurisdiction of the court. To the extent that § 43.26(2)(b) Florida Statutes gives the Chief Judge the…administration of the clerk's office. Whereas section 43.26(2)(b) and Rule 2.050(b)(6) provide a basis for the… asserted by Morse. If we were to allow section 43.26 to have the broad application urged by the Respondent

Florida Board of Bar Examiners

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1996-03-14T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 676 So. 2d 372, 21 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 122, 1996 Fla. LEXIS 442, 1996 WL 108536

Snippet: $375.00 as prescribed under Article V, Section 43 26 and shall be filed in the Board’s office within

State v. Wellington Precious Metals, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-03-24T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 487 So. 2d 326

Snippet: 88 L.Ed. 1542 (1944); Hale v. Henkel, 201 U.S. 43, 26 S.Ct. 370, 50 L.Ed. 652 (1906). Neither is there

State v. Steffani

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1981-05-12T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 398 So. 2d 475

Snippet: physical control. See Hale v. Henkel, 201 U.S. 43, 26 S.Ct. 370, 50 L.Ed. 652 (1906) ("a seizure

State v. Tsavaris

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1981-02-11T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 394 So. 2d 418

Snippet: subsequent decisions. In Hale v. Henkel, 201 U.S. 43, 26 S.Ct. 370, 50 L.Ed. 652 (1906), the Supreme Court

State v. Dawson

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1974-02-28T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 290 So. 2d 79

Snippet: F.A.R. 6.3, 32 F.S.A. [6] Hale v. Henkel, 201 U.S. 43, 26 S.Ct. 370, 50 L.Ed. 652 (1906); Wilson v. United

Eastmoore v. Stone

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1972-08-10T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 265 So. 2d 517, 1972 Fla. App. LEXIS 6423

Snippet: judges of his circuit as conferred by F.S. Section 43.26, F.S.A. Because of the foregoing reasons, we have

In re Florida Rules of Civil Procedure

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1971-08-11T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 251 So. 2d 249, 1971 Fla. LEXIS 3465

Snippet: Florida Statutes, Chapter 43 by-adding Section 43.26, does not fully provide for the administrative needs…of Florida, Chapter 71-214, Florida Statutes, § 43.26. Any conflicting provisions of prior rules or laws…provisions of Florida Laws, Ch. 71-214, Fla.Stats. § 43.-26, F.S.A., said judge shall serve as chief judge

Imparato v. Spicola

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1970-08-19T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 238 So. 2d 503

Snippet: obsta principiis." In Hale v. Henkel, 201 U.S. 43, 26 S.Ct. 370, 50 L.Ed. 652, the U.S. Supreme Court

State v. Weissing

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1958-03-21T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 101 So. 2d 433, 1958 Fla. App. LEXIS 2707

Snippet: S.Ct. 417, 62 L.Ed. 950; Hale v. Henkel, 201 U.S. 43, 26 S.Ct. 370, 50 L.Ed 652; Consolidated Rendering

Vann v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1956-02-02T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 85 So. 2d 133

Snippet: behalf of anyone else. Hale v. Henkel, 201 U.S. 43, 26 S.Ct. 370, 50 L.Ed. 652; United States v. Field

State Ex Rel. Losey v. Willard

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1951-08-24T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 54 So. 2d 183

Snippet: under footnote 12; also Hale v. Henkel, 201 U.S. 43, 26 S.Ct. 370, 50 L.Ed. 652; U.S. v. White, 322 U.S

State Ex Rel. Hemming v. Coleman

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1938-09-27T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 187 So. 793, 137 Fla. 80

Snippet: Ct. 417, 62 L. Ed. 950; Hale v. Henkel, 201 U.S. 43, 26 Sup. Ct. 370, 50 L. Ed. 652; Consolidated Rendering

State Road Department v. Crill

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1930-05-05T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 128 So. 412, 99 Fla. 1012

Snippet: 142, 40 A. L. R. 230; Riley v. Jarvis, 43 W. Va. 43; 26 So. E. R. 366; Fort Worth Imp. Dist. No. 1 v. Fort