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.

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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
linked to: Florida
checksAndBalancesWith Executive Branch of Florida
Legislative Branch of Florida
linked to: Florida Legislature
country United States
employs court administrators
court clerks
judges
magistrates
governingDocument Florida Constitution Article V
handlesAppealsFrom Florida Circuit Courts
linked to: Florida courts

Florida County Courts
linked to: Florida courts
hasAppellateCourt Florida District Courts of Appeal
linked to: Florida courts
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
linked to: Florida courts

Florida County Courts
linked to: Florida courts
hasType court of last resort
intermediate appellate courts
trial courts
highestCourt Supreme Court of Florida
interprets Florida Constitution
Florida Statutes
linked to: Florida statutes

United States Constitution
location Florida
numberOfCircuitCourts 20
numberOfDistrictCourtsOfAppeal 5
overseenBy Florida Legislature for funding and structure
partOf Judicial Branch of Florida
linked to: Florida courts
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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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