In Re Amended Cert. of Need for Addn'l Judges

980 So.2d 1045 (2008)

In re AMENDED CERTIFICATION OF the NEED FOR ADDITIONAL JUDGES.

No. SC07-2379.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 15, 2008.

LEWIS, C.J.

This amended opinion is intended to fulfill the constitutional obligation of this Court to determine the need for additional judges in Fiscal Year 2008-2009 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…