florida court structure
Abstract
This paper is about Florida different court systems. I will also describe the distinguishing features of the major court systems, ranging from state-level superior courts and federal district courts through the U.S. Supreme Court. We will include key players, jurisdictional rules and interpretation issues, and the effect of evolving technologies on court proceedings at each level. The case that I decided to write about is; Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963), “which was a historic case in United States Supreme Court history. This case had a unanimous decision and ruled that all state courts are obligated under the Sixth Amendment in the Constitution to grant and provide counsel in cases that are of criminal matter for any defendant who is unable to retain his or her own counsel” (Israel, 1963).. The Federal courts system has two types of courts; the first one is the Article III court. The article III courts has the U.S. District Courts, the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal and it also has the U.S. Supreme Court. It also has two special courts, the U.S. Court of Claims and the U.S. Court of International Trade.
The Court promulgates rules governing the practice and procedure in all Florida courts, subject to the power of the Legislature to repeal any rule by a two-thirds vote of its membership, and the Court has the authority to repeal (if five Justices concur) any rule adopted by the Judicial Qualifications Commission. The Court has exclusive authority to regulate the admission and discipline of lawyers in Florida. To assist in the performance of those regulatory powers, the Court has adopted a code of professional conduct, established the Florida Board of Bar Examiners to administer the admissions process, and created The Florida Bar to superintend bar governance.
The highest Court in Florida is the Supreme Court, which is composed of seven Justices. At least five Justices must
This paper is about Florida different court systems. I will also describe the distinguishing features of the major court systems, ranging from state-level superior courts and federal district courts through the U.S. Supreme Court. We will include key players, jurisdictional rules and interpretation issues, and the effect of evolving technologies on court proceedings at each level. The case that I decided to write about is; Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963), “which was a historic case in United States Supreme Court history. This case had a unanimous decision and ruled that all state courts are obligated under the Sixth Amendment in the Constitution to grant and provide counsel in cases that are of criminal matter for any defendant who is unable to retain his or her own counsel” (Israel, 1963).. The Federal courts system has two types of courts; the first one is the Article III court. The article III courts has the U.S. District Courts, the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal and it also has the U.S. Supreme Court. It also has two special courts, the U.S. Court of Claims and the U.S. Court of International Trade.
The Court promulgates rules governing the practice and procedure in all Florida courts, subject to the power of the Legislature to repeal any rule by a two-thirds vote of its membership, and the Court has the authority to repeal (if five Justices concur) any rule adopted by the Judicial Qualifications Commission. The Court has exclusive authority to regulate the admission and discipline of lawyers in Florida. To assist in the performance of those regulatory powers, the Court has adopted a code of professional conduct, established the Florida Board of Bar Examiners to administer the admissions process, and created The Florida Bar to superintend bar governance.
The highest Court in Florida is the Supreme Court, which is composed of seven Justices. At least five Justices must