Florida Legal Overview: Tallahassee The Tallahassee metropolitan area in Florida is defined by the Census Bureau as covering Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon and Wakulla counties. All four counties are served by the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida and the First District Court of Appeal. The circuit court has four locations, one each in the county seats of all four counties. The county court has five judges in Leon County, and one each in the other three counties. The appellate court is located in Tallahassee. Listed below are the main cities in the Tallahassee metro area.
Top Florida cities for Legal Issues: Tallahassee
1. The circuit courts of the Second Judicial Circuit are the main trial courts with general jurisdiction, with locations in Tallahassee, Crawfordville, Quincy and Monticello. The circuit court’s criminal division handles felony prosecutions and its civil division handles complaints amounting to more than $15,000. The county courts have limited jurisdiction and their judges hear misdemeanors, traffic complaints and civil actions not less than $5,000 and not exceeding $15,000. A small claims court in each county is charged with hearing civil actions amounting to less than $5,000. 2. Florida A&M University is trying to get a settlement through mediation for the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of Robert Champion, who died after FAMU band members beat him during a hazing ritual. 3. A.J. Graham, former Godby High School football star, has agreed to settle a wrongful arrest lawsuit filed against the city of Tallahassee in federal court. Graham had been arrested on the day of his graduation, but the charges were dropped afterwards.
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Trending Tallahassee Legal Topics: Appeals against verdicts handed down by all these lower courts in the Tallahassee metro area are taken up by the First District Court of Appeal. The Florida Supreme Court is the court of last resort, with one more possible appeal after that to the U.S. Supreme Court. Original jurisdiction federal cases in these four counties must be filed with the Tallahassee Division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Federal appeals in Florida are heard by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. |