21-12 IN RE: APPEALS - TRANSFER OF PENDING APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL - ORDERED 1/05/2021 BY LISA DAVIDSON
EXCERPT: “WHEREAS, Article V, section 5(b), Florida Constitution bestows circuit courts with “jurisdiction of appeals when provided by general law”; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature in chapter 20-61, section 3, Laws of Florida, amended section 26.012(1), Florida Statutes, and in chapter 20-61, section 8, repealed section 924.08, Florida Statutes, to remove circuit court jurisdiction over certain appeals of county court orders or judgments; and
WHEREAS, the effective date of these statutory changes is January 1, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the orderly transfer of cases requires coordination between the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, the Clerk of Court for Brevard County, the Clerk of Court for Seminole County, and the Fifth District Court of Appeal;
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that: (Open AO for more information.)”
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