Denham, James M.2022-07-302022-07-302018Denham, J. M. (2018). Introduction. In R. M. Jarvis (Ed.), Florida's other courts: Unconventional justice in the sunshine state (pp. 1-5).https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=nlebk&AN=1712556&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=s5615486http://hdl.handle.net/11416/685This collection of essays profiles courts that adjudicated disputes in Florida during its time as a Spanish province (1513–1763, 1783–1821); as two British colonies (1763–83); as a U.S. territory (1821–45); and as a Confederate state (1861–65). It also examines the use of special jurisdiction tribunals by Florida’s military, religious, black, and Indian communities.en-USCourts--FloridaFlorida--HistoryState courtsBook chapter