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The Florida Supreme Court building. The Supreme Court of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida.The Supreme Court consists of seven judges: the Chief Justice and six Justices who are appointed by the Governor to 6-year terms and remain in office if retained in a general election near the end of each term. [2]
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has had higher levels of women's representation both historically and currently than the Supreme Court of Texas. Eight women have been elected to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. [20] [21] Four women currently serve on the court, comprising almost half of the court's nine-judge membership. [22]
Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc. is a Supreme Court case where petitioners challenged the constitutionality of an injunction entered by a Florida state court which prohibits anti-abortion protesters from demonstrating in certain places and in various ways outside of a health clinic that performs abortions. [308]
Headquarters of the Florida Supreme Court in Tallahassee. State courts of Florida. Florida Supreme Court [1] District courts of appeal (6 districts) [2] Circuit courts (20 judicial circuits) [3] County courts (67 courts, one for each county) [4] Federal courts located in Florida. United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida [5]
Texas has two courts of last resort: the Texas Supreme Court, which hears civil cases, and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Except in the case of some municipal benches, partisan elections choose all of the judges at all levels of the judiciary; the governor fills vacancies by appointment.
In one of the odd provisions of the Texas Government Code, there is no requirement that a municipal judge be an attorney if the municipal court is not a court of record (Chapter 29, Section 29.004), but the municipal judge must be a licensed attorney with at least two years experience in practicing Texas law if the municipal court is a court of ...
The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday scrutinized efforts to clarify exceptions to the state's abortion ban, which a growing number of women say forced them to continue pregnancies despite serious ...
The Government Documents Program is a part of the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida.The Libraries receives government publications from all levels of government (local, county, state, and national), and from many areas around the world.