Florida should reject the idea of consolidating some of its judicial circuits as a way to increase efficiency or save taxpayer dollars, a statewide committee of judges, attorneys and other judicial system stakeholders has agreed.

The Judicial Circuit Assessment Committee, which was appointed by the Florida Supreme Court’s chief justice, Carlos Muñiz, back in June, voted unanimously against a proposal by Florida House Speaker Paul Renner to examine consolidating some of the state’s 20 judicial districts.

The vote came during a virtual meeting held using Zoom earlier this month. A draft report about the committee’s findings is expected to be released later this week, according to the panel’s meeting schedule.