FLORIDA STATE AND LOCAL COURTS

Florida State and Local Courts



Florida Federal State and Local Courts

For this paper we shall be covering the key elements of Florida Federal State and Local Courts, which shall help us identify the accounts of significant amends accordingly. The main purpose and objective of this paper shall be to highlight the functioning and information disposal within the Courts themselves, their key roles and accountability procedures and all others like (Hendrix, 2003).

Purpose of State Court System

The Courts currently exist in Florida works for, like any other judicial system in other countries, aim to protect rights and liberties, impose and interpret laws in ways that is easier for the common man to understand his or her civilian rights and at the same time make certain amendments and extensions for the sheer aim to make justifications regarding conflict resolution accordingly (Hendrix, 2003).

Organization of State Court System

The State Courts Systems have been clearly defined and identified all officers, employers and divisions that have been divided in four key sections as per the judicial system framed accordingly. These wings of judiciary shall be discussed in order of authority as follows:

The Supreme Court, as in any other judicial system, has been framed as the highest body of authority and the highest state appellate court, whose decisions shall be abided by all individuals residing in the State of Florida. The Court itself comprises seven justices and jurisdiction spreading all over the country, with the Chief Justice performing his assigned task and delivering duties as the administrator and superintendent of the state courts system. The court, in addition to the above also pertains to halt or permit the admission of lawyers to The Florida Bar, along with the discipline of judges and lawyers.

Next we have the District Court of Appeals, which comprises jurisdiction within the limits of five geographic and have 61 judges, who help regulate and improve the case proceedings accordingly. These courts work hand in hand to make improvement and dissolve cases more effectively and efficiently, intending proper justice to the victim and punishing the guilty with immediate effect (Carr, 2000).

We also have the Circuit Court, who have been marked the highest in terms of trial courts, which have been further sectioned into twenty (20) different circuit courts, which are being lead by five hundred and ninety nine (599) judges (Carr, 2000).

Finally, the sectioning ends at the first level of County Courts, which imply the functioning and positioning of at least one judge intend and residing in each county, which are being head by three hundred and twenty two (322) judges.

Statewide Evaluation of Drug Courts

Over the last few years, national research has shown that drug court reduces recidivism, increases public safety, returns former substance abusers to a life of productivity, restores families, and saves lives. However, to assess and authenticate their true effectiveness, Florida's drug courts would have to undergo a statewide evaluation. In 2008, the supreme court's Task Force on Treatment-Based Drug Courts recommended that Florida's drug ...