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Can be used effectively in an introductory law class as well as in civil procedure, criminal justice and legal research classes. This book is designed for students of the law and those contemplating a legal career. It provides basic state-specific information on state courts, persons involved with the state court system, alternative dispute resolution, and legal research. The text is user-friendly and readable, while providing necessary detail.

Florida Constitution	p. 1
Interplay among the three branches	p. 1
State Courts	p. 2
Relationship to federal courts	p. 2
Televising court proceedings	p. 4
State attorney	p. 4
Public defender and capital collateral representative	p. 4
Court rules	p. 5
Juries	p. 7
Judges	p. 8
Attorneys	p. 10
Pro se litigants	p. 12
Legal assistants, paralegals, legal technicians	p. 13
Florida Supreme Court-approved legal forms	p. 14
Unauthorized practice of law	p. 15
Florida Court System	p. 18
Trial and appellate courts	p. 19
Criminal and civil cases	p. 20
Venue	p. 22
Venue of a civil case	p. 22
Venue of a criminal case	p. 23
Florida County Courts	p. 23
Jurisdiction	p. 23
Procedure	p. 23
Judges	p. 24
Small Claims Court	p. 25
Traffic Court	p. 26
Florida Circuit Courts	p. 27
Jurisdiction	p. 27
Procedure	p. 27
Judges	p. 28
Magistrates	p. 30
Personnel	p. 30
Family Division	p. 31
Florida District Courts of Appeal	p. 33
Jurisdiction	p. 33
Procedure	p. 34
Judges	p. 35
Personnel	p. 36
Florida Supreme Court	p. 36
Jurisdiction	p. 36
Procedure	p. 38
Justices	p. 41
Personnel	p. 42
Judicial Management Council of Florida	p. 42
Nomination, Discipline, and Removal of Judges	p. 43
Nomination	p. 43
Discipline and removal	p. 43
Alternative Dispute Resolution	p. 45
Mediation	p. 46
Arbitration	p. 47
Citizen Dispute Settlement Centers	p. 48
Florida Legal Research	p. 49
Primary sources	p. 50
Secondary sources	p. 54
Finding tools	p. 56
Computer-assisted legal research	p. 57
Legal research exercises	p. 57
Fla. R. App. P. 9.800	p. 58
Online Sources	p. 62
Case Law Questions	p. 64
Statutes Questions	p. 74
Website Questions	p. 78
Endnotes	p. 84
Index	p. 91
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