When the District Court of an Appeal for the Second District first convened, its headquarters were in the old Florida Citrus Commission building in Lakeland. In 1980 a branch headquarters for the Second District was authorized and in that same year was established in Tampa where the court maintains an additional courtroom and where eight of the court's judges now have their chambers.
When the Court of Appeals for the Second District initially met, its main office was located in the old Florida Citrus Commission building in Lakeland. In 1980, a branch office for the Second District was authorized and established in Tampa that same year, where the court now has an additional courtroom and eight judges have their chambers.