Article 5: Judiciary

Question 1

Supreme Court - Mandatory

Answer 1

• death penalty cases
• decisions of district cts invalidating a provision in the state const or stat
• bond validations
• public utility cases

Question 2

Supreme Court - Discretionary

Answer 2

• validating a state stat
• construction of FL or US constitutions
• decisions affecting a class of constitutional or statutory officers
• direct conflict with a supreme ct or another district court decisions
• certain certified questions or conflict certified by the district court

Question 3

District Courts of Appeal - Discretionary

Answer 3

Questions certified by the county court in a final judgment that is appealable to the circuit court

Question 4

District Courts of Appeal - Mandatory

Answer 4

• all matters not directly appealable to the supreme court or a circuit court
• administrative appeals if provided by law

Question 5

Circuit Courts - only mandatory jurisdiction

Answer 5

• felonies
• family law
• civil cases over 50k
• probate, GD, mental health
• juvenile dependency, delinquency
• appeals of decisions in certain administrative, noncriminal infraction, and other types of cases

Question 6

County Courts - only discretionary jurisdiction

Answer 6

• misdemeanors
• civil cases equal to or less than 50k
• small claims equal to or less than 8k
• traffic