Florida courts

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judicial branch institution state court system

Florida courts are the judicial bodies within the state of Florida that interpret and apply state and federal law through a tiered system of trial and appellate courts.

Aliases (15)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	judicial branch institution → state court system →
administeredBy	Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court → Office of the State Courts Administrator →
applies	Florida law → federal law →
appliesInJurisdiction	State of Florida →
checksAndBalancesWith	Executive Branch of Florida → Legislative Branch of Florida →
country	United States →
employs	court administrators → court clerks → judges → magistrates →
governingDocument	Florida Constitution Article V →
handlesAppealsFrom	Florida Circuit Courts → Florida County Courts →
hasAppellateCourt	Florida District Courts of Appeal →
hasJurisdictionOver	civil cases → criminal cases → family law cases → juvenile cases → probate cases → traffic cases →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.flcourts.gov →
hasTopCourt	Supreme Court of Florida →
hasTrialCourt	Florida Circuit Courts → Florida County Courts →
hasType	court of last resort → intermediate appellate courts → trial courts →
highestCourt	Supreme Court of Florida →
interprets	Florida Constitution → Florida Statutes → United States Constitution →
location	Florida →
numberOfCircuitCourts	20 →
numberOfDistrictCourtsOfAppeal	5 →
overseenBy	Florida Legislature for funding and structure →
partOf	Judicial Branch of Florida →
protects	individual rights under the Florida Constitution → individual rights under the U.S. Constitution →
subjectToReviewBy	Supreme Court of the United States →
uses	bench trials → jury trials →
usesCaseLawSystem	common law →
usesLanguage	English →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Article X of the Florida Constitution ("Florida judicial branch") → Constitution of Florida → Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure ("Florida appellate courts") → Florida Rules of Civil Procedure ("Florida circuit courts") → Florida Rules of Civil Procedure ("Florida county courts") →	bindingOn
Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure ("Florida state courts") → Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure ("Florida appellate courts") → Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure ("Florida state courts") →	appliesTo
Article V of the Florida Constitution ("district courts of appeal of Florida") → Article V of the Florida Constitution ("circuit courts of Florida") → Article V of the Florida Constitution ("county courts of Florida") →	establishes
Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida ("Florida state courts system") → Florida courts ("Judicial Branch of Florida") → Second Judicial Circuit of Florida ("Florida state courts system") →	partOf
Article I of the Florida Constitution → Declaration of Rights (Florida Constitution) →	enforceableBy
Florida courts ("Florida Circuit Courts") → Florida courts ("Florida County Courts") →	handlesAppealsFrom
Florida courts ("Florida Circuit Courts") → Florida courts ("Florida County Courts") →	hasTrialCourt
Florida Statutes → Seal of the State of Florida →	usedBy
Florida Rules of Civil Procedure ("Florida state courts") →	appliesIn
Article VI of the Florida Constitution →	enforcedBy
Article V of the Florida Constitution ("judicial branch of Florida") →	governs
Florida courts ("Florida District Courts of Appeal") →	hasAppellateCourt
Government of Florida ("Judicial branch of Florida") →	hasBranch
Florida Supreme Court ("Florida District Courts of Appeal") →	hearsAppealsFrom
Florida Supreme Court ("Judicial Branch of Florida") →	isPartOf
Florida Supreme Court ("Florida state courts system") →	jurisdiction