The speaker of the Florida House, Republican Paul Renner of Palm Coast, has asked the state Supreme Court to reduce the number of courts, as a way to make the system more efficient and cut costs.

A proposal by the Republican speaker of the Florida House to consolidate the state’s judicial circuits has drawn broad opposition from state attorneys across the political spectrum and others in ...

Amid overwhelming opposition to consolidation, a committee appointed by the Florida Supreme Court on Friday unanimously recommended against shrinking the number of judicial circuits in the state.

News Florida Lawmakers Are Now Pushing Circuit Court Consolidation Under the state Constitution, the Supreme Court can "certify" recommendations to the Legislature about a need to decrease or ...

By Tampa Bay Business Journal Legal Notices Jun 20, 2025UpdatedJun 20, 2025, 9:35am EDT IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 24-000035 ...

The Florida Legislature in the 2025 session passed SB 2508, which increases the number of judges in the Lakeland-based Sixth DCA from nine to 11.

By contrast, the 3rd Judicial Circuit is made up of seven rural North Florida counties — Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee and Taylor.