The Judicial Circuit Assessment Committee rejected consolidation of some of Florida’s 20 judicial circuits.
In a virtual meeting Nov. 3, the members voted 14-0 in favor of a motion to recommend to the state Supreme Court that no action be taken to combine any of the circuits.
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Carlos Muniz seated the panel in June in response to state House of Representatives Speaker Paul Renner’s suggestion that consolidating some of the circuits might lead to greater efficiencies and uniformity in the judicial process, thereby increasing public trust and confidence.