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Encyclopedia > Supreme Court of Florida

The Florida Supreme Court is the highest court in the State of Florida. Established in 1845, the court has undergone many re-inventions over the past century-and-a-half. The Florida Supreme Court has played a pivitol role in some events in recent history. In 2004, the court struck down a law passed by the Florida legislature designed to reverse a lower courts decision to remove Terri Schiavo's gastric feeding tube. In the 2000 presidential election controversy, the court was famously overturned by the United States Supreme Court after the Florida Supreme Court had ordered a recount of contested counties. State nickname: Everglade State, Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Florida Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. ... Theresa Marie Schiavo (December 3, 1963–March 31, 2005), commonly known as Terri Schiavo (pronounced SHY-voh; IPA: ), was an American woman from St. ... A nasogastric tube (NG tube) is a plastic tube, inserted into a nostril through the nose, into the throat, down the oesophagus and into the stomach. ... Map The U.S. presidential election of 2000 took place on Election Day, Tuesday, November 7. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States...


Currently, the court is composed of seven justices, appointed by the Governor and approved by the Senate, who must then be retained by the voters in an election every six years. A governor is an official who heads the government of a colony, state or other sub-national state unit. ...


External links

  • Supreme Court of Florida official website (http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/)

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Florida Supreme Court - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1518 words)
The Florida Supreme Court is the highest court in the State of Florida.
Notably, arguments before the Florida Supreme Court in the 2000 presidential election cases were the first appellate proceedings in history broadcast live in their entirety on major television networks in the United States and throughout the world.
Questions of law certified by the United States Supreme Court or a United States Court of Appeals as determinative of a cause before them, for which there is no controlling precedent by the Florida Supreme Court.
Florida Supreme Court (1093 words)
Florida’s laws regarding elections and election disputes are vague and contradictory if one assumes that the county filing deadline under Section 102.112 renders the counties manual recount options under Section 102.166 after November 14.
The Florida Supreme Court overturned that decision because it argued that Harris has to exercise her discretionary powers under 102.112 in a way that recognizes other provisions, such as those in 102.166.
However, the Florida Supreme Court took it a step further and actually interpreted these two provisions in a way that they felt was consistent with the entire statutory scheme (including the contest provisions under 102.168) and other concerns like the Dec. 12 deadline.
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