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Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal

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Page navigationJudgesJudicial selectionElectionsEthicsState profileSee alsoJudges of the Florida Fifth District Court of AppealThe Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal is one of six intermediate appellate courts in Florida. It is located in Daytona Beach and has 12 judges.[1][2]The Florida Legislature created the Fifth District Court in 1979. It has jurisdiction over four circuits: the Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, and Eighteenth circuits. The Florida Supreme Court had recommended that the new district include the Tenth Judicial Circuit, but the legislature excluded the circuit. Legislators argued over whether the headquarters would be in Orlando or Daytona Beach, and the latter won out. According to the official court history, House Speaker Hyatt Brown, Senator Edgar Dunn and Majority Leader Sam Bell influenced that decision. Governor Bob Graham sought an advisory opinion on the district's constitutionality from the Supreme Court. Three justices declined to join the other four justices in...