In re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration

We have for consideration a proposed new uniform computation of time rule, Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.514, and conforming amendments to the various rules of procedure. The amendments were proposed by The Florida Bar’s rules committees and this Court’s Criminal Court Steering Committee. Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.140(f). We have jurisdiction1 and adopt the proposals with a number of modifications. We also amend several other rules on our own motion.

Background

The committees’ proposals are in response to a request by the Court that the committees “work together to propose a uniform…