The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday said four additional judges are needed in the Orlando area and Hillsborough County.

It added, however, that judgeships in some counties could be eliminated.

The Supreme Court is required each year to “certify” to the Legislature its analysis of the need for judges, though lawmakers often have not followed the court’s recommendations.

In Wednesday’s opinion, the Supreme Court certified a need for two additional circuit judges in the 9th Judicial Circuit, made up of Orange and Osceola counties, and a need for two more Hillsborough County judges.

But it “decertified” the need for 13 county judges across the state.

That included three county judges in Brevard County, two in Pasco County and one each in Escambia, Leon, Putnam, Alachua, Polk, Monroe, Charlotte and Collier counties.

The Supreme Court’s analysis takes into account factors such as trends in the types of cases filed and judicial workloads.

For example, the analysis found increases in civil filings in circuit and county courts but decreases in traffic-related filings.