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The chambers of six judges, the clerk's office, the marshal's office, and the court records are located in the court's Lakeland headquarters. The court hears oral arguments in both its Lakeland and Tampa courtrooms. Periodically, the court also hears oral arguments in county courthouses in various counties within the district.
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 ...
To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first.
A specialized business court in Orlando (Orange County) was first suggested by Thomas Benton Smith (judge). [25] In 2023, the Ninth Circuit business court expanded from Orange County to add Osceola County. [26] Judge Gill S. Freeman was the first judge presiding over Miami's Complex Business Litigation Section, serving in that role for five ...
A Pasco man, promised to change after going to extraordinary lengths to stalk and harass women, but the judge didn’t believe him. Justin William Hughes, 30, explained during a sentencing hearing ...
District court of appeal judges, like Florida Supreme Court justices, are first recommended by the Florida Judicial Nominating Commission. They are then appointed by the governor of Florida , but have retention elections every six years, in which voters are asked on the ballot to vote whether the judge should be retained in office.
Richard Aguirre listens as his attorney, Karen Lindholdt, questions a witness on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, at Spokane County Superior Court in Spokane. A judge declared him guilty of first-degree ...
George W. Greer (born 1942) is a retired Florida circuit judge who served in Florida's Sixth Circuit Court (Pinellas-Pasco counties), family law division, in Clearwater, Florida. He received national attention in 2005 when he presided over the Terri Schiavo case .