Herskowitz v. Herskowitz

Finding that the chief administrative judge exceeded his administrative authority in ruling that the parties could not *9represent themselves, we quash the order requiring petitioners to appear only through counsel. See Carr v. Grace, 321 So.2d 618 (Fla. 3d DCA 1975), cert. denied, 348 So.2d 945 (Fla.1977) (trial judge erred in ordering appellant to be represented by counsel or be subject to dismissal of her cause); § 454.18, Fla.Stat. (1983). This matter was not cognizable by an administrative judge whose duties are limited to certain internal court proceedings, such as the assigning and…