2001 Florida Code
TITLE V Judicial Branch
Chapter 26 Circuit Courts  
26.031   Judicial circuits; number of judges.

126.031  Judicial circuits; number of judges.--The number of circuit judges in each circuit shall be as follows:

JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

TOTAL

(1)  First ....... 21

(2)  Second ....... 15

(3)  Third .......  6

(4)  Fourth ....... 31

(5)  Fifth ....... 23

(6)  Sixth ....... 40

(7)  Seventh ....... 23

(8)  Eighth ....... 11

(9)  Ninth ....... 36

(10)  Tenth ....... 20

(11)  Eleventh ....... 72

(12)  Twelfth ....... 18

(13)  Thirteenth ....... 36

(14)  Fourteenth .......  9

(15)  Fifteenth ....... 33

(16)  Sixteenth .......  4

(17)  Seventeenth ....... 51

(18)  Eighteenth ....... 23

(19)  Nineteenth ....... 15

(20)  Twentieth ....... 22

History.--ss. 1, 3, ch. 72-402; s. 1, ch. 73-329; s. 1, ch. 75-124; s. 1, ch. 76-175; s. 1, ch. 77-368; s. 1, ch. 78-168; s. 5, ch. 79-413; s. 2, ch. 80-164; s. 1, ch. 80-385; s. 2, ch. 81-220; ss. 2, 7, ch. 82-238; s. 6, ch. 84-303; s. 1, ch. 85-218; s. 1, ch. 86-279; s. 1, ch. 87-89; s. 2, ch. 88-167; s. 1, ch. 89-290; s. 1, ch. 90-206; s. 1, ch. 93-63; s. 3, ch. 94-137; s. 1, ch. 95-351; s. 1, ch. 96-271; s. 1, ch. 97-257; ss. 1, 2, ch. 99-151; s. 1, ch. 2001-284.

1Note.--Section 3, ch. 2001-284, provides that "[t]he judges filling new offices created by this act shall be appointed by the Governor and shall take office for a term beginning on January 2, 2002."