County court (Florida)

Florida's county courts are the state's trial courts of limited jurisdiction, hearing minor criminal cases such as misdemeanors along with civil matters. Each of Florida's 67 counties has one county court, and together they handle misdemeanor charges, violations of municipal and county ordinances, civil actions under $50,000, homeowners association disputes and small claims under $8,000, with appeals going to the Florida District Courts of Appeal. A county court judge must be a member of the Florida Bar, and in counties with more than 40,000 people must have been a member for at least five years. The two tier trial system pairing circuit courts and county courts dates to 1972, when Florida adopted Article V of its state constitution. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/