Legal Opinion
In Re Certification of Need for Additional Judges
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 25, 2010No. SC10-320PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuince, C.J.
Pursuant to our constitutional obligation to determine the state’s need for additional judges in Fiscal Year 2010-2011 and to certify “our findings and recommendations about that need” to the Legislature, 1 we hereby certify the need for additional judicial resources as follows.
Certification is “the sole mechanism established by our constitution for a systematic and uniform assessment of this need.” In re Certification of Need for Additional Judges, 889 So.2d 734, 735 (Fla.2004).
This Court acknowledges that Florida and our country remain in an economic recession. Like all sectors of our…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In Re Cert. of Need for Additional JudgesSupreme Court of Florida · 2004
- In Re Certification of Need for Additional JudgesSupreme Court of Florida · 2009
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Crist v. ErvinSupreme Court of Florida · 2010
- In re Certification of Need for Additional JudgesSupreme Court of Florida · 2011
- Florida Department of Revenue and Florida Department etc. v. Brenda Forman, in her official capacity as the Clerk etc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019