Justice Administrative Commission

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What is the purpose of the commission?

The Justice Administrative Commission was created in 1965 and provides administrative services on behalf of 49 judicial related entities, including Florida's state attorneys, public defenders, the capital collateral regional counsels, the criminal conflict and civil regional counsels, and the Guardian ad Litem Program. The commission also provides review of billings for services provided by private court-appointed attorneys representing indigent citizens and associated due process vendors.

What is the composition of the commission?

The commission is comprised of two state attorneys and two public defenders, who are appointed by their respective professional associations, the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, and the Florida Public Defender Association. The commissioners appoint the executive director.

What services does the commission provide?

The commission provides administrative services to the 49 judicial related entities primarily in the areas of accounting, budget, financial services, and human resources. The commission contracts with private court-appointed attorneys, indigent for cost attorneys, and due process service providers and reviews their billings for completeness and compliance with statutory and contractual requirements.

The commission is also charged with maintaining a registry of mental health and other experts who are available and willing to provide examinations and expert testimony in proceedings relating to the civil commitment of sexually violent predators. While the commission does not verify the professional qualifications of persons listed on the registry, s. 394.932, Florida Statutes, requires the commission to list the name and contact information of all persons holding themselves out to be qualified to provide examinations and expert testimony upon request.

The commission also holds regular public meetings.

What is the commission's workload and performance?

In Fiscal Year 2020-21, the commission processed 287,256 accounting transactions and 53,552 court-appointed attorney and due process vendor invoices. The commission processed 97.98% of invoices within statutory time frames (the legislative performance standard was 95.00%).

How are these activities funded?

Fiscal Year: 2022-23

	Fund	Dollars	Positions
JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION
CAPITAL COLLATERAL REGIONAL COUNSELS
PROGRAM: MIDDLE REGIONAL COUNSEL
	CAPITAL JUSTICE REPRESENTATION - MIDDLE REGIONAL COUNSEL	5,576,107	42.00
PROGRAM: NORTHERN REGIONAL COUNSEL
	CAPITAL JUSTICE REPRESENTATION - NORTHERN REGIONAL COUNSEL	2,906,354	20.00
PROGRAM: SOUTHERN REGIONAL COUNSEL
	CAPITAL JUSTICE REPRESENTATION - SOUTHERN REGIONAL COUNSEL	4,550,643	34.00
CRIMINAL CONFLICT AND CIVIL REGIONAL COUNSELS
	01-PROGRAM: REGIONAL CONFLICT COUNSEL - FIRST	14,903,425	137.00
	02-PROGRAM: REGIONAL CONFLICT COUNSEL - SECOND	13,279,471	127.50
	03-PROGRAM: REGIONAL CONFLICT COUNSEL - THIRD	8,810,156	76.50
	04-PROGRAM: REGIONAL CONFLICT COUNSEL - FOURTH	14,206,647	127.00
	05-PROGRAM: REGIONAL CONFLICT COUNSEL - FIFTH	10,508,059	104.00
PROGRAM: JUSTICE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION
	EXECUTIVE DIRECTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES	161,053,212	102.50
	PROGRAM: STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE	60,436,948	815.00
PUBLIC DEFENDERS
PUBLIC DEFENDERS APPELLATE DIVISION
	02-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS APPELLATE - SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	3,363,779	35.00
	07-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS APPELLATE - SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	3,350,165	33.00
	10-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS APPELLATE - TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	5,203,965	50.00
	11-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS APPELLATE - ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	1,907,897	18.00
	15-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS APPELLATE - FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	4,335,865	37.00
	01-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	10,979,833	126.00
	02-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	7,342,039	86.00
	03-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	3,571,560	33.00
	04-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	14,110,180	156.00
	05-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	11,500,965	127.50
	06-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	20,160,419	238.50
	07-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	10,320,863	117.00
	08-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	6,889,584	75.00
	09-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	18,844,872	220.00
	10-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	9,945,761	116.00
	11-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	34,124,795	390.00
	12-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	9,497,637	95.50
	13-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	20,125,862	217.00
	14-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	6,607,808	67.00
	15-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	16,946,211	189.00
	16-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	3,537,304	39.00
	17-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	21,275,544	223.00
	18-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	11,169,325	113.00
	19-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	8,017,631	86.00
	20-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	13,500,768	141.00
STATE ATTORNEYS
	01-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	19,828,050	230.00
	02-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	11,329,412	115.00
	03-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	6,406,059	70.00
	04-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	32,290,753	364.00
	05-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	23,134,384	244.00
	06-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	41,200,857	478.00
	07-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	20,727,372	238.00
	08-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	11,669,038	135.00
	09-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	33,039,848	385.50
	10-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	22,178,059	234.00
	11-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	97,528,338	1,268.00
	12-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	16,768,924	192.00
	13-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	29,664,439	332.00
	14-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	10,923,424	122.00
	15-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	28,944,459	333.00
	16-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	5,607,086	62.00
	17-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	44,916,394	511.50
	18-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	24,432,282	285.00
	19-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	14,215,157	165.00
	20-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	26,751,386	303.00
TOTAL		1,094,417,375	10,681.00

Source: www.transparencyflorida.gov

Where can I find related OPPAGA reports?

A complete list of related OPPAGA reports is available on our website.

Where can I get more information?

Other Reports

Due Process Services, OPPAGA Report 19-18, December 2019

Justice Administrative Commission, Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office, and Selected Offices of State Attorneys, Public Defenders, Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsels, and Capital Collateral Regional Counsels - Operational Audit, Auditor General Report No. 2020-008, July 2019.

Justice Administrative Commission - Offices of the State Attorneys - Third Judicial Circuit - Fifth Judicial Circuit - Sixth Judicial Circuit - Offices of the Public Defenders - Third Judicial Circuit - Sixteenth Judicial Circuit - and - Offices of the Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel - Operational Audit, Auditor General Report No. 2015-061, December 2014.

The Auditor General reports on the Justice Administration Commission operations are available on its website.

Websites of Interest
Capital Collateral Regional Counsels
Guardian ad Litem
Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, First District
Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Second District
Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Third District
Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Fourth District
Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Fifth District

Performance Information

Performance measures and standards for the department may be found in its Long Range Program Plan.

What are the applicable statutes?

Sections 27.511, 39.8296, 40.29, 43.16, and 394.932, Florida Statutes.

Whom do I contact for help?

Alton L. "Rip" Colvin, Jr., Executive Director, 850-488-2415

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