The Supreme Court of the State of Florida is the highest court

State supreme court

In the United States, the state supreme court is the highest state court in the state court system ....

 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

. The Supreme Court consists of seven judges: the Chief Justice and six Justices who are appointed by the Governor to 6-year terms and remain in office if retained in a general election near the end of each term. The Court is the final arbiter of Florida law, and its decisions are binding authority for all other Florida state court

Courts of Florida

Courts of Florida include:State courts of Florida*Florida Supreme Court**Florida District Courts of Appeal ***Florida Circuit Courts ****Florida County Courts...

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Established upon statehood in 1845, the court is headquartered across the street from the state capitol

Florida State Capitol

The Florida State Capitol, in Tallahassee, Florida, USA, is the state capitol of the U.S. state of Florida. The building is an architecturally and historically significant building, having been listed on the National Register of Historic Places....

 in Tallahassee.