16-25-S IN RE: CRIMINAL - MISDEMEANOR PROBATION SERVICES IN SEMINOLE COUNTY - ORDERED 6/27/2016 BY JOHN D. GALLUZZO
EXCERPT: “WHEREAS, pursuant to Article V, section 2(d) of the Florida Constitution and section 43.26, Florida Statutes, the chief judge of each judicial circuit is charged with the authority and the power to do everything necessary to promote the prompt and efficient administration of justice; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the chief judge’s constitutional and statutory responsibility for administrative supervision of the courts within the circuit and to create and maintain an organization capable of effecting the efficient, prompt, and proper administration of justice for the citizens of this State, the chief judge is required to exercise direction, see Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.215(b)(2), (b)(3); and WHEREAS, Seminole County’s Probation Division is a division of Seminole County’s Department of Public Safety, and the Probation Division is comprised of several independent yet interrelated work programs, which provide services and supervision to offenders in community-based settings; and (Open AO for more information.)”
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