In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.205

In order to promote the effective and efficient management of judicial resources, this Court, on its own motion, amends Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.205(a)(4) (Internal Government; Assignments of Justices and Judges), as explained below. 1 See Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.140(g).

As the chief administrative officer of the judicial system under the Florida Constitution, the Chief Justice of this Court is vested with “the power to assign justices or judges, including consenting retired justices or judges, to temporary duty in any court for which the judge is qualified.” See Art. V, § 2(b),…