Florida courts

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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.

All labels observed (21)

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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 Florida
surface form: State of Florida
checksAndBalancesWith Government of Florida
surface form: Executive Branch of Florida

Florida Legislature
surface form: Legislative Branch of Florida
country United States of America
surface form: United States
employs court administrators
court clerks
judges
magistrates
governingDocument Constitution of Florida
surface form: Florida Constitution Article V
handlesAppealsFrom Florida courts self-linksurface differs
surface form: Florida Circuit Courts

Florida courts self-linksurface differs
surface form: Florida County Courts
hasAppellateCourt Florida courts self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 Florida Supreme Court
surface form: Supreme Court of Florida
hasTrialCourt Florida courts self-linksurface differs
surface form: Florida Circuit Courts

Florida courts self-linksurface differs
surface form: Florida County Courts
hasType court of last resort
intermediate appellate courts
trial courts
highestCourt Florida Supreme Court
surface form: Supreme Court of Florida
interprets Constitution of Florida
surface form: Florida Constitution

Florida statutes
surface form: Florida Statutes

United States Constitution
location Florida
numberOfCircuitCourts 20
numberOfDistrictCourtsOfAppeal 5
overseenBy Florida Legislature for funding and structure
partOf Florida courts self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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

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Government of Florida hasBranch Florida courts
this entity surface form: Judicial branch of Florida
Florida statutes usedBy Florida courts
subject surface form: Florida Statutes
Florida Supreme Court jurisdiction Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida state courts system
Florida Supreme Court isPartOf Florida courts
this entity surface form: Judicial Branch of Florida
Florida Supreme Court hearsAppealsFrom Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida District Courts of Appeal
Constitution of Florida bindingOn Florida courts
Florida Rules of Civil Procedure appliesIn Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida state courts
Florida Rules of Civil Procedure bindingOn Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida circuit courts
Florida Rules of Civil Procedure bindingOn Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida county courts
Florida courts partOf Florida courts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Judicial Branch of Florida
Florida courts hasAppellateCourt Florida courts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Florida District Courts of Appeal
Florida courts hasTrialCourt Florida courts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Florida Circuit Courts
Florida courts hasTrialCourt Florida courts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Florida County Courts
Florida courts handlesAppealsFrom Florida courts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Florida Circuit Courts
Florida courts handlesAppealsFrom Florida courts self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Florida County Courts
Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure appliesTo Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida state courts
Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure appliesTo Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida state courts
Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure appliesTo Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida appellate courts
Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure bindingOn Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida appellate courts
Article VI enforcedBy Florida courts
subject surface form: Article VI of the Florida Constitution
Declaration of Rights enforceableBy Florida courts
subject surface form: Declaration of Rights (Florida Constitution)
Article I enforceableBy Florida courts
subject surface form: Article I of the Florida Constitution
Article V governs Florida courts
subject surface form: Article V of the Florida Constitution
this entity surface form: judicial branch of Florida
Article V establishes Florida courts
subject surface form: Article V of the Florida Constitution
this entity surface form: district courts of appeal of Florida
Article V establishes Florida courts
subject surface form: Article V of the Florida Constitution
this entity surface form: circuit courts of Florida
Article V establishes Florida courts
subject surface form: Article V of the Florida Constitution
this entity surface form: county courts of Florida
Article X bindingOn Florida courts
subject surface form: Article X of the Florida Constitution
this entity surface form: Florida judicial branch
Seal of the State of Florida usedBy Florida courts
Second Judicial Circuit of Florida partOf Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida state courts system
Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida partOf Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida state courts system
The Florida Bar News subject Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida judiciary
Rule 1.140 usedBy Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida trial courts
Office of the State Courts Administrator partOf Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida state courts system
Office of the State Courts Administrator supports Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida District Courts of Appeal
Office of the State Courts Administrator supports Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida Circuit Courts
Office of the State Courts Administrator supports Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida County Courts
Office of the State Courts Administrator legalSystem Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida state court system
Florida Rules of Judicial Administration appliesTo Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida state courts
Florida Rules of Judicial Administration legalSystem Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida state court system
Florida Rules of Judicial Administration bindingOn Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida appellate courts
Florida Rules of Judicial Administration bindingOn Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida court clerks
F.A.C. usedBy Florida courts
Florida law interpretedBy Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida District Courts of Appeal
Florida law interpretedBy Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida Circuit Courts
Florida law interpretedBy Florida courts
this entity surface form: Florida County Courts
Florida Sunshine Law enforcedBy Florida courts
Article V of the Florida Constitution governs Florida courts
this entity surface form: judicial branch of Florida
Article V of the Florida Constitution establishes Florida courts
this entity surface form: circuit courts of Florida
Article V of the Florida Constitution establishes Florida courts
this entity surface form: county courts of Florida