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There are nine counties in the Second District, which includes a population of over 5.0 million people. The Second District covers Pasco and Pinellas (6th judicial circuit); Hardee, Highlands, and Polk (10th judicial circuit); DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota (12th judicial circuit); and Hillsborough (13th judicial circuit).
All of the other counties were created later from these two original counties. Florida became the 27th U.S. state in 1845, and its last county was created in 1925 with the formation of Gilchrist County from a segment of Alachua County. [1] Florida's counties are subdivisions of the state government. Florida's most populous county is Miami-Dade ...
Susan C. Bucklew: [76] [77] First female appointed as a Judge of the Hillsborough County Superior Court (1982) and circuit court judge for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Florida (1986) Alexcia Cox: [ 78 ] First African American female to serve as the Attorney General of the 15th Judicial Circuit, Florida (2025)
Judges in county court preside over misdemeanor criminal cases, traffic offenses and civil disputes involving $30,000 or less. County court judges are elected to six-year terms and paid $172,015 ...
Pages in category "Florida state court judges" The following 105 pages are in this category, out of 105 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Florida circuit courts are state courts and trial courts [1] of original jurisdiction for most controversies. In Florida, the circuit courts are one of four types of courts created by the Florida Constitution (the other three being the Florida Supreme Court, Florida district courts of appeal, and Florida county courts).
Sam Gibbons Federal Courthouse, Tampa. The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (in case citations, M.D. Fla.) is a federal court in the Eleventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
Two incumbents and two Rockland County judges, all Democrats, swept four state Supreme Court judgeships in the 9th Judicial District Tuesday, making it 10 straight years Republicans have not won a ...