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 2019-20, the commission processed 397,210 accounting transactions and 58,897 court-appointed attorney and due process vendor invoices. The commission processed 97.13% of invoices within statutory time frames (the legislative performance standard was 95.00%).

How are these activities funded?

Fiscal Year: 2021-22

	Fund	Dollars	Positions
JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION
CAPITAL COLLATERAL REGIONAL COUNSELS
PROGRAM: MIDDLE REGIONAL COUNSEL
	CAPITAL JUSTICE REPRESENTATION - MIDDLE REGIONAL COUNSEL	5,423,628	42.00
PROGRAM: NORTHERN REGIONAL COUNSEL
	CAPITAL JUSTICE REPRESENTATION - NORTHERN REGIONAL COUNSEL	2,877,128	20.00
PROGRAM: SOUTHERN REGIONAL COUNSEL
	CAPITAL JUSTICE REPRESENTATION - SOUTHERN REGIONAL COUNSEL	4,515,545	34.00
CRIMINAL CONFLICT AND CIVIL REGIONAL COUNSELS
	01-PROGRAM: REGIONAL CONFLICT COUNSEL - FIRST	14,792,222	137.00
	02-PROGRAM: REGIONAL CONFLICT COUNSEL - SECOND	13,172,268	127.50
	03-PROGRAM: REGIONAL CONFLICT COUNSEL - THIRD	8,755,767	76.50
	04-PROGRAM: REGIONAL CONFLICT COUNSEL - FOURTH	14,070,993	127.00
	05-PROGRAM: REGIONAL CONFLICT COUNSEL - FIFTH	10,286,991	104.00
PROGRAM: JUSTICE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION
	EXECUTIVE DIRECTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES	150,737,729	98.50
	PROGRAM: STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE	55,812,109	747.50
PUBLIC DEFENDERS
PUBLIC DEFENDERS APPELLATE DIVISION
	02-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS APPELLATE - SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	3,330,066	35.00
	07-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS APPELLATE - SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	3,318,016	33.00
	10-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS APPELLATE - TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	5,083,028	50.00
	11-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS APPELLATE - ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	1,869,060	18.00
	15-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS APPELLATE - FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	4,285,894	37.00
	01-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	10,825,522	126.00
	02-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	7,244,150	86.00
	03-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	3,497,926	33.00
	04-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	13,916,513	156.00
	05-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	11,231,400	127.50
	06-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	19,626,022	238.50
	07-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	10,144,603	117.00
	08-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	6,738,074	75.00
	09-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	18,506,057	220.00
	10-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	9,649,912	116.00
	11-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	33,541,024	390.00
	12-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	9,299,311	95.50
	13-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	19,489,065	217.00
	14-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	6,472,358	67.00
	15-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	16,654,467	189.00
	16-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	3,446,102	39.00
	17-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	20,640,447	223.00
	18-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	10,966,965	113.00
	19-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	7,880,148	86.00
	20-PROGRAM: PUBLIC DEFENDERS - TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	13,335,585	141.00
STATE ATTORNEYS
	01-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	18,517,884	230.00
	02-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	11,057,114	114.00
	03-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	6,315,302	70.00
	04-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	31,512,361	364.00
	05-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	22,753,785	244.00
	06-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	40,303,425	463.00
	07-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	20,192,216	238.00
	08-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	11,354,797	135.00
	09-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	32,734,695	385.50
	10-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	21,865,384	234.00
	11-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	94,692,495	1,268.00
	12-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	16,849,160	192.00
	13-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	29,795,274	332.00
	14-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	10,698,365	122.00
	15-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	28,996,081	333.00
	16-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	5,503,403	62.00
	17-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	43,674,778	511.50
	18-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	23,971,831	285.00
	19-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	14,059,139	165.00
	20-PROGRAM: STATE ATTORNEYS - TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT	25,966,413	303.00
TOTAL		1,062,249,997	10,593.50

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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