The new year began with drastic changes to Florida's county court appeal procedures and document formats. The primary source of appellate jurisdiction is the Florida Constitution, which specifies that the district courts of appeal have appellate jurisdiction over appeals that are not directly reviewable by the Florida Supreme Court or a circuit court, while circuit courts have appellate jurisdiction as provided by general law. Previously, the general law of Florida statutes provided that appeals from county court orders were heard in the circuit court. Florida was one of only five states with courts of general jurisdiction also hearing appeals.