Florida Senate - 2025                                    SB 2508
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Appropriations
       
       
       
       
       
       576-03201-25                                          20252508__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to judges; amending s. 26.031, F.S.;
    3         increasing the number of circuit judges in certain
    4         judicial circuits; amending s. 34.022, F.S.;
    5         increasing the number of county court judges in
    6         certain counties; amending s. 35.06, F.S.; increasing
    7         the number of judges in a certain district court of
    8         appeal; providing an effective date.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   11  
   12         Section 1. Subsections (5) and (20) of section 26.031,
   13  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   14         26.031 Judicial circuits; number of judges.—The number of
   15  circuit judges in each circuit shall be as follows:
   16  
   17  JUDICIAL CIRCUIT                                           TOTAL
   18         (5) Fifth...........................................34 31
   19         (20) Twentieth......................................39 32
   20         Section 2. Subsections (10), (15), (26), (41), (43), (45),
   21  (50), (60), and (66) of section 34.022, Florida Statutes, are
   22  amended to read:
   23         34.022 Number of county court judges for each county.—The
   24  number of county court judges in each county shall be as
   25  follows:
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   27  COUNTY                                                     TOTAL
   28         (10) Clay.............................................3 2
   29         (15) Duval..........................................19 17
   30         (26) Hernando.........................................3 2
   31         (41) Marion...........................................5 4
   32         (43) Miami-Dade.....................................50 43
   33         (45) Nassau...........................................2 1
   34         (50) Palm Beach.....................................21 19
   35         (60) Sumter...........................................2 1
   36         (66) Walton...........................................2 1
   37         Section 3. Subsection (6) of section 35.06, Florida
   38  Statutes, is amended to read:
   39         35.06 Organization of district courts of appeal.—A district
   40  court of appeal shall be organized in each of the six appellate
   41  districts to be named District Court of Appeal, .... District.
   42  The number of judges of each district court of appeal shall be
   43  as follows:
   44         (6) In the sixth district there shall be 11 9 judges.
   45         Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.