In re Amendments to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.420

We have for consideration an out-of-cyele report filed by the Rules of Judicial Administration Committee (RJA Committee) proposing a number of amendments to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.420 (Public Access to Judicial Branch Records) that are intended to clarify the rule and refine the procedures for determining the confidentiality of court records. See Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.140(e). We adopt the majority of the amendments as proposed, make minor modifications to several proposals, and decline to adopt only one proposed new subdivision.1

BACKGROUND

Amendments Made in Case Nos.…