In Re: Amendments to Rules Regulating The Florida Bar and Rules of the Supreme Court Relating to Admissions to The Bar
The Florida Supreme Court amended Rule of the Supreme Court Relating to Admissions to the Bar 4-13.2 to end exclusive reliance on the American Bar Association as the sole accrediting agency for law schools whose graduates may sit for Florida's General Bar Examination, effective October 1, 2026. Graduates of schools approved by any U.S. Department of Education-recognized programmatic or institutional accreditor approved by the Court are now eligible. Conforming amendments were adopted in eight Florida Bar rules. Justice Labarga dissented, arguing the ABA's three decades of expertise should be preserved.
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