Amendments to the admission rules
Jun 15, 2015 Notices Amendments to the admission rules The Florida Supreme Court, on its own motion, recently deleted Rule of the Supreme Court Relating to Admissions to the Bar 1-26 (Liaison Committee) because there is no longer a need for a permanent liaison committee to coordinate the work of the bench, bar, law schools, and bar examiners.The Court invites all interested persons to comment on the amendments, which are reproduced in full below, as well as online at http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/decisions/opinions.shtml. All comments must be filed with the Court on or before July 27, 2015, with a certificate of service verifying that a copy has been served on the Executive Director of the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, Michele Gavagni, 1891 Eider Court, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1750, gavagnim@flcourts.org, and the General Counsel of the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, Robert Blythe, 1891 Eider Court, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1750, blyther@flcourts.org, as well as a separate request for oral argument if the person filing the comment wishes to participate in oral argument, which may be scheduled in this case. The Executive Director has until August 17, 2015, to file a response to any comments filed with the Court. If filed by an attorney in good standing with The Florida Bar, the comment must be electronically filed via the E-Filing Portal in accordance with In re Electronic Filing in the Supreme Court of Florida via the Florida Courts E-Filing Porta l, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC13-7 (Feb. 18, 2013). If filed by a nonlawyer or a lawyer not licensed to practice in Florida, the comment must be electronically filed via e-mail in accordance with In re Mandatory Submission of Electronic Copies of Documents, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC04-84 (Sept. 13, 2004). Electronically filed documents must be submitted in Microsoft Word 97 or higher. Any person unable to submit a comment electronically must mail or hand-deliver the originally signed comment to the Florida Supreme Court, Office of the Clerk, 500 South Duval Street, Tallahassee 32399-1927; no additional copies are required or will be accepted.IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDAIN RE: AMENDMENT TO RULE 1-26 OF THE RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT RELATING TO ADMISSIONS TO THE BAR, CASE NO. SC15-8021-26 Liaison Committee.1-26.1 Purpose. A permanent committee to coordinate the work of the bench, bar, law schools, and bar examiners is established to make recommendations to the court.1-26.2 Membership. The committee will consist of: 2 members of the Supreme Court of Florida, designated by the court; 2 members of the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, designated by the board; 2 members of The Florida Bar, designated by The Florida Bar Board of Governors; the deans of all accredited Florida law schools or colleges; and any law student representative(s) designated by the court.1-26.3 Scheduling Meetings. The committee will convene at the pleasure of the committee members from the Supreme Court of Florida, 1 of whom will be designated by the court as the presiding officer.