In re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.120 and 9.210
The Florida Supreme Court adopted sweeping formatting amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure effective January 1, 2021. New rule 9.045 consolidates document formatting requirements, mandates Arial 14-point or Bookman Old Style 14-point font for computer-generated filings, and requires a certificate of compliance; page limits for computer-generated documents are replaced throughout with word counts (e.g., 13,000 words for initial/answer briefs, 4,000 for reply briefs, 2,500 for jurisdictional briefs, 5,000 for amicus briefs). The Court declined to adopt proposed amendments to rules 9.225 and 9.900(j) that would have permitted argument in notices of supplemental authority and responses thereto.
Key facts
- The Florida Supreme Court issued amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, effective January 1, 2021, establishing new formatting and filing requirements for all appellate documents.
- The amendments mandate Arial 14-point or Bookman Old Style 14-point font for computer-generated filings, replace page limits with word counts (e.g., 13,000 words for initial briefs, 4,000 for reply briefs), and require certificates of compliance for documents subject to word count limits.
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Why it matters
Every Florida appellate filing after January 1, 2021 must comply with these new font, word-count, and certificate-of-compliance requirements "" noncompliance risks stricken filings. Counsel practicing before the Supreme… — full analysis with a trial
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