Whats the difference between the circuit and district courts?
In Florida, the circuit courts are the trial courts at the county level, and the district courts (i.e., 5th District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach) are the appellate courts between the circuit courts and the Florida Supreme Court. In the federal court system, the names are reversed; the district courts are the trial courts within each state (i.e., U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division) and the circuit courts (i.e., U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit in Atlanta) are the appellate courts between the district courts and the U.S. Supreme Court.
