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The last DCA expansion was the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal in 1979. [1] Blaise Trettis, a public defender in Brevard County, served on the Assessment Committee. When the committee looked at yearly case filings, they found that there was “a precipitous decline” [ 2 ] in the number of appeals over the years.
Three DCAs were initially created, with the Third District Court of Appeal was given jurisdiction over cases arising from Dade and Monroe counties. The Fourth DCA was created in 1965; the Fifth DCA was created in 1979; and Sixth District Courts of Appeal was created in 2023. [2]
The United States courts of appeals, or Federal Circuit Courts or U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal judiciary. They hear appeals of cases from the United States district courts and some U.S. administrative agencies , and their decisions can be appealed to the Supreme Court of the ...
Democrats and liberal groups criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ pick of Roger Gannam as a judge on the Sixth District Court of Appeal in Lakeland.
The Florida Supreme Court calls for creating a 6th state appeals court and revamping boundaries, describing potential changes as “milestone events”
What's being sold as a streamlining move looks more like a power grab to control Florida court outcomes by the governor.
The addition of the Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal in 2023 changed the caseload of the Fifth DCA. Previously, the Fifth DCA handled cases from the following counties and circuit courts: Lake, Marion, Sumter, Citrus & Hernando (Fifth Circuit); Volusia, Flagler, Putnam & St. Johns (Seventh Circuit); Orange & Osceola (Ninth Circuit); and ...
The new, Lakeland-based appellate court is looking for 3 to 5 acres, preferably downtown, to build its permanent home. Judge from Sixth District Court of Appeal asks Lakeland about land for new ...