2015-16 Annual Report

Table of Contents

• Message from the Chief Justice
• July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016: The Year in Review

Long-Range Issue #1: Deliver Justice Effectively, Efficiently, and Fairly

• State Courts System Funding
• Judicial Management Council
• Performance and Accountability
• Fairness and Diversity Awareness

Long-Range Issue #2: Enhance Access to Justice and Court Services

• Access to Civil Justice
• Court Interpreting Services
• Court Access for People with Disabilities
• Family Court
• Problem-Solving Courts and Initiatives
• Alternative Dispute Resolution

Long-Range Issue #3: Improve Understanding of the Judicial Process

• Branch-wide Court Communication Plan
• Education and Outreach Initiatives

Long-Range Issue #4: Modernize the Administration of Justice and Operation of Court Facilities

• Court Technology
• Emergency Preparedness

Long-Range Issue #5: Maintain a Professional, Ethical, and Skilled Judiciary and Workforce

• Education for Judges, Quasi-Judicial Officers, and Court Personnel

 Court Administration and Court Data

(all documents are PDF)

• Florida’s Court Structure
• Court Administration
• Map of Florida’s Court Jurisdictions
• Judicial Certification Table
• Florida's Budget
• State Courts System Appropriations
• Filings, Florida’s Trial and Appellate Courts (FY 2005-06 to FY 2014-15)
• Court Filings FY 2014-15
  • District Court of Appeal Filings (FY 2014-15) by Case Category
  • Trial Court Filings (FY 2014-15) by Circuit and Division
  • Trial Court Filings (FY 2014-15) by Circuit, County, and Division
• Court Contacts for 2017

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