Florida Bar Re: Amendment to Florida Rules of Judicial Administration

The Florida Bar petitions this Court to amend the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration and to change the format of those rules generally to comply with style and gender requirements as mandated by this court and in response to Report of The Florida Supreme Court Gender Bias Study Commission, 42 Fla.L.Rev. 808 (1990). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const. We approve the recommendations subject to the modifications discussed below.

Rule 2.055, Fla.R.Jud.Admin.

The most controversial recommendation of the committee is proposed rule 2.055. It requires all papers filed in the courts…