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.

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. 

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.

In Fiscal Year 2017-18, the commission processed 334,049 accounting transactions and 66,398 court-appointed attorney and due process vendor invoices. The commission processed 96.73% of invoices within statutory time frames (the legislative performance standard was 95.00%).

Other Reports
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.

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

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