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Supreme Court of Florida

Established	1845
Country	Florida
Location	Tallahassee, Florida
Composition method	Gubernatorial appointment
Authorized by	Florida Constitution
Decisions are appealed to	Supreme Court of the United States
Judge term length	6 years
Number of positions	7
Website	Official Website
Chief Justice
Currently	Ricky Polston
Since	July 1, 2012
Lead position ends	June 30, 2014

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The Supreme Court of the State of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida. 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 courts.

Established upon statehood in 1845, the court is headquartered across the street from the state capitol in Tallahassee. Throughout the court's history it has undergone many reorganizations as Florida's population has steadily grown. The Florida Supreme Court has heard many cases of note, including the 2000 presidential election Florida recount case Bush v. Gore.

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