In re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration/2020 Regular-Cycle Report
The Florida Supreme Court adopted the Rules of Judicial Administration Committee's regular-cycle amendments, renaming the chapter the 'Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration' (Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin.), substantially rewriting rule 2.330 on disqualification of trial judges, overhauling rule 2.505 on attorney appearance, substitution, stand-in counsel and termination of representation, and tightening rule 2.510's pro hac vice disclosure requirements. The Court declined to adopt the proposed reorganization of rule 2.420 (public access to judicial branch records) because the proposals appeared to make unexplained substantive changes. Amendments took effect March 1, 2021.
Key facts
- The Florida Supreme Court adopted the Rules of Judicial Administration Committee's regular-cycle amendments to the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, renaming the chapter and substantially revising multiple rules governing judicial disqualification, attorney appearance and substitution, and pro hac vice admission.
- The Court amended rule 2.330 to extend the deadline for filing a motion to disqualify a trial judge from 10 to 20 days after discovery of grounds, require identification of the precise discovery date, and prohibit disqualification motions based solely on newly appearing substitute or additional counsel.
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Why it matters
Every Florida civil litigator is affected: the rules must now be cited as Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin., the window to move to disqualify a trial judge doubles to 20 days (but runs from the earlier of party or… — full analysis with a trial
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