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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 ...
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.
Greer is a Republican who was once a member of a Southern Baptist Church. [1]Greer served as a county commissioner for Pinellas County as a Republican from 1984 to 1992. He was first elected to the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court in 1992 on a nonpartisan ballot, and was reelected in 1998 and again in 2004.
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.
Hughes previously pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to stalking, two counts of first-degree computer trespass and two counts of first-degree criminal impersonation.
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)
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 ...
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 ...