In Re Cert. of Need for Additional Judges

945 So.2d 1155 (2006)

In re CERTIFICATION OF the NEED FOR ADDITIONAL JUDGES.

No. SC06-2267.

Supreme Court of Florida.

December 14, 2006.

LEWIS, C.J.

This opinion fulfills our constitutional obligation to determine the state's need for additional judges in Fiscal Year 2007-08 and to certify our findings and recommendations concerning that need to the Legislature.[1] 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).

Having an adequate number of…