Answers to Ask-A-Judge
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Questions
How long is a Judge's term? - Six years for a Circuit and County Judge.
What counties are covered by the Ninth Judicial Circuit? - Orange and Osceola Counties.
How many judicial circuits are in Florida? - There are twenty judicial circuits covering sixty-seven counties.
How many Judges make up the Ninth Judicial Circuit? - There are thirty-five Circuit Judges, fourteen Orange County Judges, and three Osceola County Judges totaling fifty-two Judges.
What is the role of the Chief Judge? - The Chief Judge is the chief administrative officer for all courts within the judicial circuit.
What does shared parental responsibility mean? - Pursuant to section 61.046(14) of the Florida Statutes (1999), shared parental responsibility means "a court ordered relationship in which both parents retain full parental rights and responsibilities with respect to their child and in which both parents confer with each other so that major decisions affecting the welfare of the child will be determined jointly."
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