In Re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.120 and 9.210

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida adopted proposed amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, including new formatting requirements, conversion of computer-generated page limits to word counts, and changes to discretionary-review timing. The Court shortened the period for transmitting the record after accepting or postponing jurisdiction and lengthened the time for serving the initial merits brief. It declined to adopt proposed amendments allowing argument and responses in notices of supplemental authority because the proposals lacked a reasoned explanation and could adversely affect court resources and appellate proceedings.