Constitution of Florida
Florida's first constitution as a U.S. territory was written and implemented in 1838. On March 3, 1845, Florida was granted admission into the Union as the 27th state. The current Constitution of Florida was ratified on November 5, 1968, and has been modified by initiative and referendum several times since.
Tenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
The Tenth Judicial Circuit was created, along with the Ninth and Eleventh Judicial Circuits, by the addition of Chapter 6197, No.78 to the Florida Constitution by the Florida Legislature in May 1911, passed over a veto by the governor. The previous year, a new Florida constitutional amendment passed by voters gave the Florida Legislature the authority to create judicial circuits as it deemed advisable.