1997 Florida Code
TITLE V JUDICIAL BRANCH
Chapter 34 County Courts
34.022 Number of county court judges for each county.
134.022 Number of county court judges for each county.--The number of county court judges in each county shall be as follows:
COUNTY
TOTAL
(1) Alachua ....... 5
(2) Baker ....... 1
(3) Bay ....... 3
(4) Bradford ....... 1
(5) Brevard ....... 7
(6) Broward ....... 24
(7) Calhoun ....... 1
(8) Charlotte ....... 2
(9) Citrus ....... 1
(10) Clay ....... 2
(11) Collier ....... 3
(12) Columbia ....... 1
(13) Dade ....... 40
(14) DeSoto ....... 1
(15) Dixie ....... 1
(16) Duval ....... 13
(17) Escambia ....... 5
(18) Flagler ....... 1
(19) Franklin ....... 1
(20) Gadsden ....... 1
(21) Gilchrist ....... 1
(22) Glades ....... 1
(23) Gulf ....... 1
(24) Hamilton ....... 1
(25) Hardee ....... 1
(26) Hendry ....... 1
(27) Hernando ....... 1
(28) Highlands ....... 1
(29) Hillsborough ....... 13
(30) Holmes ....... 1
(31) Indian River ....... 2
(32) Jackson ....... 1
(33) Jefferson ....... 1
(34) Lafayette ....... 1
(35) Lake ....... 2
(36) Lee ....... 6
(37) Leon ....... 4
(38) Levy ....... 1
(39) Liberty ....... 1
(40) Madison ....... 1
(41) Manatee ....... 3
(42) Marion ....... 3
(43) Martin ....... 2
(44) Monroe ....... 4
(45) Nassau ....... 1
(46) Okaloosa ....... 2
(47) Okeechobee ....... 1
(48) Orange ....... 13
(49) Osceola ....... 3
(50) Palm Beach ....... 17
(51) Pasco ....... 3
(52) Pinellas ....... 13
(53) Polk ....... 6
(54) Putnam ....... 1
(55) St. Johns ....... 2
(56) St. Lucie ....... 3
(57) Santa Rosa ....... 2
(58) Sarasota ....... 4
(59) Seminole ....... 5
(60) Sumter ....... 1
(61) Suwannee ....... 1
(62) Taylor ....... 1
(63) Union ....... 1
(64) Volusia ....... 9
(65) Wakulla ....... 1
(66) Walton ....... 1
(67) Washington ....... 1
History.--s. 1, ch. 72-406; s. 2, ch. 73-329; s. 19, ch. 73-333; s. 1, ch. 74-306; s. 2, ch. 76-175; s. 2, ch. 77-368; s. 2, ch. 78-168; s. 6, ch. 79-413; s. 3, ch. 80-164; s. 3, ch. 81-220; s. 3, ch. 82-238; s. 7, ch. 84-303; s. 2, ch. 85-218; s. 2, ch. 86-279; s. 2, ch. 87-89; s. 3, ch. 88-167; s. 2, ch. 89-290; s. 2, ch. 90-206; s. 2, ch. 93-63; s. 4, ch. 94-137; s. 2, ch. 95-351; s. 2, ch. 96-271; s. 2, ch. 97-257.
1Note.--
A. Section 2, ch. 97-257, amended s. 34.022, effective January 6, 1998, to read:
34.022 Number of county court judges for each county.--The number of county court judges in each county shall be as follows:
COUNTY
TOTAL
(1) Alachua ....... 5
(2) Baker ....... 1
(3) Bay ....... 3
(4) Bradford ....... 1
(5) Brevard ....... 7
(6) Broward ....... 25
(7) Calhoun ....... 1
(8) Charlotte ....... 2
(9) Citrus ....... 1
(10) Clay ....... 2
(11) Collier ....... 3
(12) Columbia ....... 1
(13) Dade ....... 41
(14) DeSoto ....... 1
(15) Dixie ....... 1
(16) Duval ....... 13
(17) Escambia ....... 5
(18) Flagler ....... 1
(19) Franklin ....... 1
(20) Gadsden ....... 1
(21) Gilchrist ....... 1
(22) Glades ....... 1
(23) Gulf ....... 1
(24) Hamilton ....... 1
(25) Hardee ....... 1
(26) Hendry ....... 1
(27) Hernando ....... 1
(28) Highlands ....... 1
(29) Hillsborough ....... 13
(30) Holmes ....... 1
(31) Indian River ....... 2
(32) Jackson ....... 1
(33) Jefferson ....... 1
(34) Lafayette ....... 1
(35) Lake ....... 2
(36) Lee ....... 6
(37) Leon ....... 4
(38) Levy ....... 1
(39) Liberty ....... 1
(40) Madison ....... 1
(41) Manatee ....... 3
(42) Marion ....... 3
(43) Martin ....... 2
(44) Monroe ....... 4
(45) Nassau ....... 1
(46) Okaloosa ....... 2
(47) Okeechobee ....... 1
(48) Orange ....... 14
(49) Osceola ....... 3
(50) Palm Beach ....... 17
(51) Pasco ....... 3
(52) Pinellas ....... 13
(53) Polk ....... 6
(54) Putnam ....... 1
(55) St. Johns ....... 2
(56) St. Lucie ....... 3
(57) Santa Rosa ....... 2
(58) Sarasota ....... 4
(59) Seminole ....... 5
(60) Sumter ....... 1
(61) Suwannee ....... 1
(62) Taylor ....... 1
(63) Union ....... 1
(64) Volusia ....... 9
(65) Wakulla ....... 1
(66) Walton ....... 1
(67) Washington ....... 1
B. Section 4, ch. 97-257, provides that "[t]he judges filling new offices created by this act shall be appointed by the Governor and shall take office on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January 1998."
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