This bill proposes amendments to Florida Statutes regarding the number of judges in certain judicial circuits and counties. Specifically, it increases the number of circuit judges in the First, Fifth, Seventh, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Judicial Circuits, changing the total number of judges from 26 to 27 in the First Circuit, from 34 to 35 in the Fifth, from 29 to 30 in the Seventh, from 26 to 27 in the Eighteenth, from 20 to 21 in the Nineteenth, and from 32 to 40 in the Twentieth Circuit.
Additionally, the bill amends the number of county court judges in several counties, including increasing the number in Duval from 17 to 20, in Highlands from 1 to 2, in Hillsborough from 25 to 26, in Lee from 9 to 10, in Miami-Dade from 47 to 50, in Orange from 22 to 24, and in Walton from 1 to 2. The effective date for these changes is set for July 1, 2026.