The Florida Supreme Court is the highest court in the State of Florida. Established in 1845, the court has undergone many re-inventions over the past century-and-a-half. The Florida Supreme Court has played a pivitol role in some events in recent history. In 2004, the court struck down a law passed by the Florida legislature designed to reverse a lower courts decision to remove Terri Schiavo's gastric feeding tube. In the 2000 presidential election controversy, the court was famously overturned by the United States Supreme Court after the Florida Supreme Court had ordered a recount of contested counties.
Currently, the court is composed of seven justices, appointed by the Governor and approved by the Senate, who must then be retained by the voters in an election every six years.
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