Supreme Court of Florida

The Supreme Court of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida. It has seven justices, one of whom serves as Chief Justice. Six members are chosen from six districts around the state to foster geographic diversity and one is selected at large. The governor appoints justices to set terms, after which they serve six-year terms and remain in office if retained by voters in the general election, and the justices themselves elect the chief justice to a two-year term. The court is the final arbiter of Florida state law, its decisions bind all other Florida state courts and also federal courts applying Florida law, and in most instances the only appeal from it is to the U.S. Supreme Court on questions of federal law. It was established upon statehood in 1845 and is headquartered in Tallahassee, across Duval Street from the state capitol.