Justice Administrative Commission

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What is the purpose of the commission?

The Justice Administrative Commission was created by Ch. 65-328, Laws of Florida, (s. 43.16, Florida Statutes), as a central office providing 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 compliance and financial 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 registry attorneys, private attorneys on behalf of indigent for cost clients, private court-appointed capital collateral attorneys, and related due process service providers and reviews their billings for completeness and compliance with statutory and contractual requirements. The commission's My JAC secure website allows court-appointed attorneys and due process service providers to execute agreements with the commission, submit case opening documents, and submit invoices and supporting documents online.
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 2018-19, the commission processed 374,748 accounting transactions and 63,518 court-appointed attorney and due process vendor invoices. The commission processed 89.22% of invoices within statutory time frames (the legislative performance standard was 95.00%).

How are these activities funded?

Fiscal Year: 2020-21

	Fund	Dollars	Positions
JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION
CAPITAL COLLATERAL REGIONAL COUNSELS
PROGRAM: MIDDLE REGIONAL COUNSEL
	CAPITAL JUSTICE REPRESENTATION - MIDDLE REGIONAL COUNSEL	5,403,549	42.00
PROGRAM: NORTHERN REGIONAL COUNSEL
	CAPITAL JUSTICE REPRESENTATION - NORTHERN REGIONAL COUNSEL	2,888,987	20.00
PROGRAM: SOUTHERN REGIONAL COUNSEL
	CAPITAL JUSTICE REPRESENTATION - SOUTHERN REGIONAL COUNSEL	4,463,003	34.00
CRIMINAL CONFLICT AND CIVIL REGIONAL COUNSELS
	01-PROGRAM: REGIONAL CONFLICT COUNSEL - FIRST	13,587,700	124.00
	02-PROGRAM: REGIONAL CONFLICT COUNSEL - SECOND	12,338,539	123.00
	03-PROGRAM: REGIONAL CONFLICT COUNSEL - THIRD	7,942,380	68.75
	04-PROGRAM: REGIONAL CONFLICT COUNSEL - FOURTH	12,884,679	119.00
	05-PROGRAM: REGIONAL CONFLICT COUNSEL - FIFTH	9,760,208	98.00
PROGRAM: JUSTICE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION
	EXECUTIVE DIRECTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES	118,848,517	104.00
	PROGRAM: STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE	55,243,344	747.50
PUBLIC DEFENDERS
PUBLIC DEFENDERS APPELLATE DIVISION
	02-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS APPELLATE - SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	3,349,858	35.00
	07-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS APPELLATE - SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	3,282,778	33.00
	10-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS APPELLATE - TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	5,030,989	50.00
	11-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS APPELLATE - ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	1,847,497	18.00
	15-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS APPELLATE - FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	4,242,598	37.00
	01-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	10,679,908	126.00
	02-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	7,123,559	86.00
	03-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	3,470,158	32.50
	04-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	13,789,208	156.00
	05-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	11,131,123	127.50
	06-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	20,314,747	241.50
	07-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	10,052,013	117.00
	08-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	6,682,679	75.00
	09-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	18,319,849	220.00
	10-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	9,560,306	116.00
	11-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	33,189,972	390.00
	12-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	8,821,390	95.50
	13-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	19,300,443	217.50
	14-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	6,420,012	67.00
	15-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	16,488,731	189.00
	16-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	3,420,770	39.00
	17-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	20,445,350	223.00
	18-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	10,879,104	113.00
	19-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	7,817,312	86.00
	20-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	13,225,015	141.00
STATE ATTORNEYS
	01-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	18,766,944	230.00
	02-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	10,949,833	114.00
	03-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	6,182,657	70.00
	04-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	31,455,121	364.00
	05-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	23,820,047	249.00
	06-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	38,774,725	460.00
	07-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	19,899,802	238.00
	08-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	11,807,947	135.00
	09-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	31,611,632	375.00
	10-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	21,610,725	234.00
	11-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	94,668,196	1,268.00
	12-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	16,215,317	192.00
	13-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	29,474,979	332.00
	14-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	10,652,885	122.00
	15-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	28,702,038	333.00
	16-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	5,462,098	62.00
	17-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	42,454,305	511.00
	18-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	23,721,786	285.00
	19-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	13,743,623	165.00
	20-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	25,733,138	310.00
TOTAL		1,017,954,073	10,560.75

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

OPPAGA Report: Due Process Services, 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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