| 1 | Representative Ryan offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove line(s) 153-243, and insert: |
| 5 | Section 5. Effective January 4, 2005, section 35.06, |
| 6 | Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 7 | 35.06 Organization of district courts of appeal.--A |
| 8 | district court of appeal shall be organized in each of the five |
| 9 | appellate districts to be named District Court of Appeal, _____ |
| 10 | District. The number of judges of each district court of appeal |
| 11 | shall be as follows: |
| 12 | (1) In the first district there shall be 15 judges. |
| 13 | (2) In the second district there shall be 16 14 judges. |
| 14 | (3) In the third district there shall be 11 judges. |
| 15 | (4) In the fourth district there shall be 13 12 judges. |
| 16 | (5) In the fifth district there shall be 11 10 judges. |
| 17 | Section 6. Judges filling new offices created by this act |
| 18 | shall be appointed by the Governor. In order to implement the |
| 19 | requirements of s. 3(a), Art. V of the State Constitution that |
| 20 | each appellate district must have at least one justice appointed |
| 21 | who is a resident of the district at the time of appointment, |
| 22 | the Governor shall make appointments so as to bring the court |
| 23 | into compliance with the State Constitution at the earliest |
| 24 | opportunity. |
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| 27 | Remove line(s) 6-23, and insert: |
| 28 | providing for appointment of new judges by the Governor; |
| 29 | amending s. 35.06, F.S.; increasing the number of judges in |
| 30 | certain appellate court districts; requiring the Governor to |
| 31 | make appointments in compliance with the State Constitution; |
| 32 | providing effective dates. |