About County Court Judge
About this position
County Court Judges are responsible for adjudicating cases in Civil and Criminal Courts at the trial-level in certain specific areas, such as small-claims court or drug court.
- Office level
- County
- Election frequency
- Every 6 years
- Typical salary
- $151,822/year
- Commitment level
- Full Time
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for County Court Judge
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Candidate must be admitted to practice law in state 5 years (In counties of 40,000 people or less, this five-year requirement is waived altogether), must be county resident, must be a qualified elector, mandatory retirement at age 75.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing Fee:$6072.88 (4% of the annual salary for the position). A candidate may choose to file via petition instead of paying the filing fee, whereby they must collect at least 1% of the total number of registered voters in the county as of the last general election for the office.
- Filing period
- April 25, 2022 - April 29, 2022
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the county supervisor of elections' office.
- Where to file
- P.O. Box 901 Bunnell, FL 32110
- Filing phone
- 386-313-4170
- Step 3
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