In re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.120 and 9.210
The Florida Supreme Court adopted sweeping formatting changes to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure effective January 1, 2021, including new rule 9.045 (Form of Documents), which requires all computer-generated filings to use Arial 14-point or Bookman Old Style 14-point font and replaces page limits with word-count limits (with a mandatory certificate of compliance). The Court also shortened the time for transmitting the record in discretionary review proceedings under rule 9.120(e) from 60 to 25 days and extended the time to serve the initial merits brief under rule 9.120(g) from 20 to 35 days. The Court declined to adopt proposed amendments to rules 9.225 and 9.900(j) that would have allowed argument in a notice of supplemental authority and a response thereto.
Key facts
- The Florida Supreme Court adopted comprehensive amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure effective January 1, 2021, establishing new formatting requirements for all appellate filings.
- The amendments mandate that all computer-generated filings use Arial 14-point or Bookman Old Style 14-point font and replace page limits with word-count limits, with a required certificate of compliance.
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Why it matters
This is the source opinion for the mandatory Arial/Bookman Old Style font requirement and the shift from page limits to word counts that now governs every appellate filing in Florida — noncompliance risks striking of… — full analysis with a trial
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