Navigation Court creates independent committee to oversee problem-solving court certification program
The Florida Supreme Court has approved revisions to its recently created Problem-Solving Court Certification Program and established a new, independent committee to oversee it.
Acting January 6 in AOSC26-2, Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz directed that the new Problem-Solving Court Certification Committee will assume responsibility for reviewing certification applications, conducting site visit assessments, and making final certification decisions. The move follows a pilot program involving six adult drug courts and recommendations from the Supreme Court’s Steering Committee on Problem-Solving Courts.
The court said the revisions are designed to streamline the process, reduce the time between application submission and certification decisions, and clarify expectations. Among other changes, the updated program:
