Florida Circuit Court

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The Florida Circuit Courts are trial courts of general jurisdiction in Florida. Circuit Court is where felonies, family law, civil cases (over $15,000 disputed), probate issues, juvenile cases, and appeals from County Court are heard. There are 20 judicial circuit courts. [1]

Circuit court judges

To qualify for the post of circuit judge, a candidate must be an elector of a county within the circuit and "must have been admitted to the practice of law in the state for the preceding five years". Judges are selected via non-partisan election, and serve for six-year terms. [1]

Circuit courts

References

The Florida Project on Judgepedia