In Re Implementation of Judicial Branch Governance Study Group Recommendations-Amendments to the Florida Rules Of…

Summary

The Court amended Rule 2.205(a)(1)(B) to clarify that it does not apply to judges expressing personal views, corrected numbering errors in Rule 2.220(c)(3), and delayed the effective date of the eight‑year term‑limit provision in Rule 2.215(c) until February 1 2015, while denying the remaining requests. The order results from consideration of comments and oral argument on motions for rehearing filed by the judicial conferences and chief judges. Justice Lewis dissented, Justice Pariente concurred, and Justice Canada partially concurred and dissented.