9. JUDICIAL BRANCH MATERIALS

9.1 Rules

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

Legal Documents:

► Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.110.

Scholarly Works:

► Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.110.

When referencing the creation of a rule, rather than to the rule itself, cite to the corresponding 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].

9.3 Unpublished Minutes

Minutes of meetings not published in a report are cited similarly to Transcripts of Legislative Proceedings. See FSM Rule 3.9.

► Jud. Mgmt. Council of Fla., minutes of meeting at [page] ([abbreviated month] [date], [year]).

9.4 Administrative Orders

Administrative orders are directives made under the authority of a chief justice or judge that are necessary for proper court administration and consistent with the Florida constitution, court rules, and 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’s 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 TSM Rule 8.1, but include the title. Also, include a parenthetical indicating where a copy of the order may be obtained or append the URL.

► In re Uniform Case Reporting Implementation, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC22-6 (Mar. 11,
2022), https://supremecourt.flcourts.gov/content/download/832112/file/AOSC22-6.pdf
[https://perma.cc/Z8MY-76JY].

► In re Agreed Extensions of Time for Briefs, Fla. 1st DCA Admin. Order No. 19-2 (Feb. 21, 2019),
https://1dca.flcourts.gov/content/download/429513/
file/19-2%20In%20re%20Agreed%20Extensions%20of%20Time%20for%20Briefs.pdf
[https://perma.cc/BQ3G-3YE5].

9.5 Identifying Information for Judges

Judges and justices should be fully identified when discussed in text or a textual footnote. Hence, a judicial officer mentioned in text is not footnoted. Cf. TSM Rule 3.13 (Identifying Information for Legislators).

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

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

9.6 Florida Bar Journal

Legal Documents:

► Michelle Nadeau, The Viability of Employer Claims Against At-Will Employees, Fla. B.J., Sep./Oct.
2024, at 30.

Scholarly Works:

► Michelle Nadeau, The Viability of Employer Claims Against At-Will Employees, Fla. B.J., Sep./Oct.
2024, at 30.

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