Supreme Court of Florida
In Re Amendments to the Code of Judicial Conduct the Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators The…
June 19, 201439 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 434
Summary
The Court retained the authorization for senior judges to serve as mediators but adopted two additional safeguards to reduce the risk that judicial status could create an appearance of impropriety or an advantage in obtaining mediation business. A senior judge may not mediate in a circuit where the judge is presiding, and entities associated with the judge must follow the same restrictions on advertising and promoting the judge's mediation services. The amendments apply across the Code of Judicial Conduct and the specified mediation and procedural rules, effective October 1, 2014.