Florida’s court system has four tiers: (1) county courts, (2) circuit courts, (3) the intermediate appellate courts, which are known as the district courts of appeal (DCAs), and (4) the Supreme Court of Florida. Most appeals do not reach the Supreme Court of Florida and are, instead, heard by three-judge panels at the district court level. As of January 2022, there were 20 judicial circuits and five districts in the State of Florida.