Circuit courts have general trial jurisdiction over matters not assigned by statute to the county courts. The jurisdiction of circuit courts includes, in part, civil disputes involving more than $30,000; controversies involving the estates of decedents, minors, and persons adjudicated as incapacitated; cases relating to juveniles; criminal prosecutions for all felonies; tax disputes; actions to determine the title and boundaries of real property; suits for declaratory judgments that is, to determine the legal rights or responsibilities of parties under the terms of written instruments, laws, or regulations before a dispute arises and leads to litigation; and requests for injunctions to prevent persons or entities from acting in a manner that is asserted to be unlawful.
Within the circuit courts, there are various programs and activities to enhance their effectiveness, including those described below.
Fund | Salary Rate/ Position | General Revenue | Trust Funds | |
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SALARY RATE | ||||
POSITIONS | ||||
SALARIES AND BENEFITS | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
FROM ADMINISTRATIVE TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM STATE COURTS REVENUE TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND | ||||
OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
FROM STATE COURTS REVENUE TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM GRANTS AND DONATIONS TRUST FUND | ||||
EXPENSES | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
FROM ADMINISTRATIVE TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND | ||||
OPERATING CAPITAL OUTLAY | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
PROBLEM SOLVING COURTS | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
CIVIL TRAFFIC INFRACTION HEARING OFFICERS | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
COMPENSATION TO RETIRED JUDGES | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
FROM STATE COURTS REVENUE TRUST FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
CONTRACTED SERVICES | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER MONITORING PROGRAM | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
RISK MANAGEMENT INSURANCE | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
STATEWIDE GRAND JURY - EXPENSES | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
LEASE OR LEASE-PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
MEDIATION/ARBITRATION SERVICES | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
FROM STATE COURTS REVENUE TRUST FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
STATE COURTS DUE PROCESS COSTS | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
FROM ADMINISTRATIVE TRUST FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
TRANSFER TO DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES - HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES PURCHASED PER STATEWIDE CONTRACT | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
FROM STATE COURTS REVENUE TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM GRANTS AND DONATIONS TRUST FUND | ||||
DATA PROCESSING SERVICES | ||||
OTHER DATA PROCESSING SERVICES | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
TOTAL |
344,820,125 |
70,352,471 |
Virtual Courtroom Directory. Beginning in April, 2021, this website allows viewers to link to and watch virtual hearings and court livestreams of trials and oral arguments throughout the state. Proceedings from the Supreme Court, the five district courts of appeal, and eight circuits are actively streaming on a regular basis (the Second, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh, Fourteenth, Seventeenth, and Twentieth; the most active counties are Leon, Bay, Gulf, Washington, Glades, Collier, Alachua, Miami-Dade, Orange, Osceola, St. Johns, Broward, Flagler, Putnam, Volusia, and Flagler). Proceeding types vary by court, but they include first appearances, arraignments, criminal pre-trial hearings, violation of probation hearings, criminal and civil trials, and oral arguments. Viewers can search for a proceeding by location (county) or by judge.
County Pretrial Release Programs: Calendar Year 2020, Report 21-11, December 2021 |
County Pretrial Release Programs: Calendar Year 2018, Report 19-17, December 2019 |
Florida's Judicial Boundaries and Workload, Report 19-06, August 2019 |
County Pretrial Release Programs: Calendar Year 2017, Report 18-06, November 2018 |
County Pretrial Release Programs: Calendar Year 2016, Report 17-12, December 2017 |
Other Reports
Florida Courts Technology Commission Yearly Report, Florida Court Technology Committee, April 2021.
Voices in the Civil Justice System: Learning from Self-Represented Litigants and Their Trusted Intermediaries, Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice, March 2020.
Florida Problem-Solving Courts Report, Office of the State Court Administrator, January, 2021.
Publications, Office of the State Court Administrator.
Statistics, Office of the State Court Administrator.
The Auditor General reports on the state courts system are available on its website.
Websites of Interest
Florida Rules of Court Procedure
National Center for State Courts
Court Statistic Project
Performance Information
Office of the State Courts Administrator, Supreme Court of Florida, 850-922-5081