§ 35.06, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 35. DISTRICT COURTS OF APPEAL
Organization of district courts of appeal.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
A district court of appeal shall be organized in each of the six appellate districts to be named District Court of Appeal, ________ District. The number of judges of each district court of appeal shall be as follows:
(1) In the first district there shall be 13 judges.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (7), in the second district there shall be 15 judges.
(3) In the third district there shall be 10 judges.
(4) In the fourth district there shall be 12 judges.
(5) In the fifth district there shall be 12 judges.
(6) In the sixth district there shall be 11 judges.
(7)(a) Effective July 1, 2025, upon each occurrence of a vacancy in the office of judge of the second district, the number of judges in the second district shall be reduced by 1 until 13 judges remain in the second district, and in the second district there shall be 13 judges.
(b) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall notify the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the occurrence of an event that otherwise would have resulted in a vacancy in the office of judge of the second district but instead results in the reduction of a judgeship pursuant to paragraph (a).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 1, ch. 57-248; s. 1, ch. 65-294; s. 1, ch. 67-11; s. 9, ch. 71-355; s. 3, ch. 76-175; s. 3, ch. 77-368; s. 3, ch. 79-312; s. 3, ch. 79-413; s. 4, ch. 80-164; s. 4, ch. 81-220; s. 4, ch. 82-238; s. 1, ch. 88-167; ss. 3, 10, ch. 89-290; s. 3, ch. 93-63; s. 5, ch. 99-151; s. 13, ch. 99-355; s. 12, ch. 2008-111; s. 1, ch. 2014-58; s. 10, ch. 2022-163; s. 3, ch. 2025-202.
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