9. JUDICIAL BRANCH MATERIALS

9.1 Rules

Legal Documents:

In footnotes or stand-alone cites in legal documents, cite the rules adopted by the Florida Supreme Court and published inFlorida Rules of Court in the following manner:

► Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.051.

Scholarly Works:

In the footnotes of scholarly articles, the abbreviation for the rule should appear in large and small capitals:

► Fla. R. Jud. Admin.2.051.

Cite the creation of the rule to the published opinion, if available.

► In re Fla. Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.800(n), Citations, 661 So. 2d 815 (Fla. 1995).

► In re Interest on Trust Accounts: A Petition to Amend the Rules Regulating the Fla. Bar, 538 So. 2d 448 (Fla. 1989).

► In re Amendment to Rules of Judicial Admin., 465 So. 2d 1217 (Fla.1985).

9.2 Published Reports

Cite these reports as one would cite official legislative branch reports. See supra Rule 3.7.

Legal Documents:

► Comm’n on Ct. Trial Ct. Perf. & Acct., Report of the Committee on Court Statistics and Workload2 (2015), https://www.flcourts.org/
core/fileparse.php/558/urlt/CSWC_20150211_Meeting_Materials.pdf[https://perma.cc/W8X5-4HGD].

► Jud. Mgmt. Council of Fla., Committee on Trial Court Performance and Accountability Report and Recommendations
(2002), https://www.flcourts.org/core/fileparse.php/248/urlt/
CourtOInterpretersOFinalOReport.pdf [https://perma.cc/3DP4-43PE].

► Off. of the State Cts. Admin’r., Florida State Courts Annual Report July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015 (2015), http://www.flcourts.org/core/
fileparse.php/248/urlt/annual_report1415.pdf [https://perma.cc/
J7DZ-ZERV].

Scholarly Works:

► Jud. Mgmt. Council of Fla., Committee on Trial Court Performance and Accountability Report and Recommendations(2002), https://www.flcourts.org/core/fileparse.php/248/urlt/
CourtOInterpretersOFinalOReport.pdf [https://perma.cc/3DP4-43PE].

► Off. of the State Cts. Admin’r., Florida State Courts Annual Report July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015 (2015), http://www.flcourts.org/
core/fileparse.php/248/urlt/annual_report1415.pdf [https://perma.cc/
J7DZ-ZERV].

9.3 Unpublished Minutes

Minutes of meetings that have not been published in a report as indicated above are cited similarly to Transcripts of Legislative Proceedings. See supra Rule 3.9.

► Jud. Council of Fla., minutes of meeting at 3 (Mar. 13, 1986).

9.4 Administrative Orders

Administrative orders are directives by the chief justice or judge, which are necessary for proper court administer but which are not inconsistent with the Florida constitution, court rules, or administrative orders entered by the Florida Supreme Court. Administrative orders issued by the Florida Supreme Court are organized by date and available on the court website at www.floridasupremecourt.org. Administrative orders issued by the Florida district courts of appeal and the circuit courts are available on the individual court websites.

Cite these administrative orders like executive orders. See supra Rule 8.1. Give the title and number of the order, if available, and the date. Include a parenthetical indicating where a copy of the order may be obtained or append the URL.

► In re Time Standards for Trial and Appellate Courts, Fla. Admin. Order (Apr. 12, 1985) (on file with Clerk, Fla. Sup. Ct.).

► Agency for Healthcare Admin. v. Ason Maxillofacial Surgery., Fla. Admin. Order (Mar. 23, 2017) (on file with Clerk, Div. of Admin. Hearings).

► Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC 16-101 (Fla. Nov. 8, 2016), https://
www.floridasupremecourt.org/content/download/241059/2131185/
AOSC16-101.pdf [https://perma.cc/KGK4-S3XD].

9.5 Identifying Information for Judges

When discussed, either in the text or in a textual footnote, judges must be fully identified. Thus, a judge mentioned in the text is not footnoted as a legislator would be.

► Judge J.E. Joanos of Florida’s First District Court of Appeal raised a practical problem . . . .

Note that a member of the Florida Supreme Court should not formally be referred to as “Judge [name].” “Justice” is the appropriate title for members of the Florida Supreme Court.

► Justice Ben F. Overton was the first Florida Supreme Court Justice to be selected under the merit selection process.

► Justice Peggy A. Quince is the first African-American woman to sit on Florida’s highest court.

9.6 Florida Bar Journal

Legal Documents:

► Charles L. Baum II, Computing Economic Damages in Florida Wrongful Death and Personal Injury Cases, Fla. B.J., Apr. 2017, at 8, 8.

Scholarly Works:

Cite to articles published in the Florida Bar Journal according to

Bluebook Rule 16.4.

► Charles L. Baum II, Computing Economic Damages in Florida Wrongful Death and Personal Injury Cases, Fla. B.J., Apr. 2017, at 8, 8.