In re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration & the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure

The Florida Bar’s Rules of Judicial Administration Committee and the Appellate Court Rules Committee (Committees) have filed a “fast-track” out-of-cycle report proposing amendments to Florida Rules of Judicial Administration 2.205(b)(5) (Issuance of Mandate; Recordation and Notification) and 2.210(b)(4) (Issuance of Mandate; Recordation and Notification) and Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.340(a) (Issuance of Mandate). The proposals are in response to recent legislation. See Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.140(e). We have jurisdiction1 and adopt the proposed amendments to the rules and also amend…