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THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION
QUALIFICATIONS OF JUDGES
RETIREMENT
THE JUDICIAL BRANCH
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SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
JUDICIAL SALARIES
JUDICIAL DUTIES
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The Florida Constitution
What Article in the Florida
Constitution establishes the
judicial branch?
ANSWER:
Article V of the Florida Constitution
In addition to their judicial
duties, judges and justices can:
A. Practice law part-time,
B. Hold office in a political party,
C. Serve as corporate counsel,
D. All of the above,
E. A and C only,
F. None of the above.
ANSWER:
F. None of the above.
Article V Section 13
Judicial Salaries
Which branch of government
determines salaries of judges?
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Legislative Branch
ANSWER:
The Legislative Branch
All justices and judges shall be
compensated only by state salaries
fixed by general law.
Article V Section 14
The Florida Constitution established
four levels of courts in Florida.
These include county courts and
circuit courts as well as two others.
Name the two other levels of courts
in Florida.
ANSWER:
The Florida Supreme Court and
the District Courts of Appeal.
According to the Florida
Constitution, what is the
mandatory retirement age
for judges in Florida?
ANSWER:
No judge or justice shall serve
after attaining the age of 70
years in Florida.
See Article V Section 8
Discipline
Who investigates and recommends
the removal from office or
discipline of any judge?
A. The Governor
B. The Chief Justice
C. The Judicial Qualifications
Commission
D. The Judicial Nominating
Commission
ANSWER:
C. The Judicial Qualifications
Commission
Article V Section 12
Jurisdiction
Which court hears appeals from
final judgments of trial courts
imposing the death penalty?
A. Circuit Court
B. District Courts of Appeal
C. Florida Supreme Court
ANSWER:
C. The Florida Supreme Court
Article V Section 3b(1)
How are circuits and appellate
districts determined in the
state of Florida?
ANSWER:
The Legislature divides the
state into appellate districts
and judicial circuits.
Article V Section 1
How does Florida ensure that
justices on the Supreme Court
come from different areas of
the state?
ANSWER:
Article V Section 3 provides
geographic requirements.
According to the Florida Constitution,
how many years must an attorney
have been a member of The Florida
Bar to be eligible to serve as a circuit
judge? A Supreme Court justice?
ANSWER:
Article V Section 8 of the Florida
Constitution states that no person
is eligible for the office of circuit
judge unless the person is, and has
been for the preceding five years,
a member of the Bar of Florida.
The office of Supreme Court
justice, ten years.
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Question:
FINAL EXAM 1
FINAL EXAM 2
Final Question
Once a judge or justice is elected
or appointed, they serve a sixyear term before standing for
re-election or retention.
True or False?
ANSWER:
False.
Article V Section 10
Final Exam
Who has exclusive jurisdiction to
regulate the admission of persons to
the practice of law and the discipline
of persons admitted?
A. The Florida Bar
B. The Legislature
C. The Florida Supreme Court
D. The Governor
ANSWER:
The Supreme Court of Florida
Article V Section 15
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