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Rep. Carlos Gimenez Applauds Decision to Reject Consolidating Florida's Courts

WASHINGTON , D.C. - Today , Congressman Carlos A. Giménez ( FL-28 ) , the Representative of the Florida Keys , applauded the decision to reject a proposal to consolidate some of Florida 's judicial courts . This proposal would have meant certain court circuits , such as the one

By Ray Kowalski · 1 min read

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28), the Representative of the Florida Keys, applauded the decision to reject a proposal to consolidate some of Florida's judicial courts. This proposal would have meant certain court circuits, such as the one in the Florida Keys, would merge with larger neighboring court circuits, like Miami-Dade County's. This would have forced people from the Keys to travel hundreds of miles to downtown Miami for court appearances, testimony, and jury duty.

Originally published at https://gimenez.house.gov/2023/11/rep-carlos-gimenez-applauds-decision-to-reject-consolidating-florida-s-courts

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