District Courts of Appeal

Florida has five District Courts of Appeal, which serve as Florida's intermediate appellate court.

Jurisdiction
The Courts' jurisdiction is divided into discretionary and mandatory jurisdiction.

Discretionary
The District Court of Appeal has discretionary jurisdiction over:


 * Non-final circuit court orders via one of the Extraordinary Writs.
 * Final orders of the Circuit Court when the Circuit Court is sitting in its appellate capacity.
 * Extraordinary Writs

Mandatory
The District Court of Appeal has mandatory jurisdiction over:


 * Final Orders of a State Agency
 * Final Orders of the Circuit Court.

Five Districts

 * First District Court of Appeal
 * With Jurisdiction over matters arising in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 8th and 14th Circuits
 * Second District Court of Appeal
 * With Jurisdiction over matters arising 6th, 10th, 12th, 13th and 20th Circuits
 * Third District Court of Appeal
 * With Jurisdiction over matters arising 11th and 16th Circuits
 * Fourth District Court of Appeal
 * With Jurisdiction over matters arising 15th, 17th and 19th Circuits
 * Fifth District Court of Appeal
 * With Jurisdiction over matters arising 5th, 7th, 9th and 18th Circuits