Florida Statute 26.55 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH

Chapter 26
CIRCUIT COURTS

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26.55 Conference of Circuit Judges of Florida; duties and reports.—

(1) There is created and established the Conference of Circuit Judges of Florida. The conference consists of the active and retired circuit judges of the several judicial circuits of the state, excluding retired judges practicing law.

(2) The conference shall annually elect a chair. The chair shall call all meetings and appoint committees to effectuate the purposes of the conference.

(3) The conference shall operate according to the Rules of Judicial Administration adopted by the Supreme Court. The responsibilities of the conference include:

(a) Considering and making recommendations concerning the betterment of the judicial system of the state and its various parts;

(b) Considering and making recommendations concerning the improvement of rules and methods of procedure and practice in the several courts;

(d) Providing the Legislature with such recommendations as the conference may have concerning defects in the laws of this state and such amendments or additional legislation as the conference may deem necessary regarding the administration of justice.

History.—s. 1, ch. 59-273; s. 1, ch. 72-49; s. 1, ch. 73-299; s. 2, ch. 84-254; s. 114, ch. 95-147; s. 9, ch. 2014-182.

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Cases Citing Statute 26.55

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United States v. Maxwell, 579 F.3d 1282 (11th Cir. 2009).

Cited 207 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 18750, 2009 WL 2513619

...CSBE or DBE must perform a commercially useful function in the completion of the contract. A commercially useful function occurs when the CSBE or DBE actually performs, manages, and supervises the work involved. County Ordinance 97-52; 49 C.F.R. § 26.55(c)(1)....

...“A DBE does not perform a commercially useful function if its role is limited to that of an extra participant in a transaction, contract, or project through which funds are passed in order to obtain the appearance of DBE participation.” 49 C.F.R. § 26.55(c)(2). Because Fisk is a large Texas-based electrical contracting corporation with offices nationwide, it is not eligible for CSBE or DBE contracts....

...And the DBE regulations make clear that a DBE does not perform a commercially useful function if its role is limited to that of an extra participant in a transaction, contract, or project through which funds are passed in order to obtain the appearance of DBE participation. 49 C.F.R. § 26.55(c)(2)....

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In re Implementation of Jud. Branch Governance Study Grp. Recommendations—Amendments to the Florida Rules of Jud. Admin., 121 So. 3d 1 (Fla. 2012).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 37 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 82, 2012 WL 399878, 2012 Fla. LEXIS 298

...r each level of court. Much of the current rule creating the Conference of County Court Judges is retained in new subdivision (a). New subdivision (b) is added to recreate by rule the Conference of Circuit Court Judges, which is currently created by section 26.55, Florida Statutes (2011)....

...CONCLUSION Accordingly, we amend the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration as reflected in the appendix to this opinion. New language is indicated by underscoring and deletions are indicated by struck-through type. New rule 2.220(b) (Conference of Circuit Court Judges) shall become effective upon the repeal of section 26.55, Florida Statutes (2011)....

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In re Amendments to Florida Rule of Jud. Admin. 2.220(b), 125 So. 3d 754 (Fla. 2013).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 775, 2013 WL 5878904, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 2352

which was originally created by statute. See § 26.55, Fla. Stat. (2012). The new rule was to become