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    Florida Supreme Court Opinions

    Opinion Release: The Clerk's Office usually releases opinions, if any are ready, at 11 a.m. each Thursday. Court staff posts them to this website as soon as possible. There will be times when opinions are released outside this schedule, such as in emergencies. Scheduled and unscheduled opinion releases are announced via Twitter @flcourts.

     

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    The Court generally convenes during the first week of each month, except during mid-summer. Typical oral arguments allow each side either 20 or 30 minutes.

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    The Office of the Clerk is responsible for maintaining all case files and tracking the progress of cases through the Supreme Court.

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    In the Supreme Court, use of the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal is mandatory for attorneys in good standing with The Florida Bar in compliance with Rule 2.525, Fla. R. Jud. Admin., and Administrative Order AOSC13-7PDF Download.

     

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    The Court makes available many different forms of information about cases. The most common way to find information about a case is to review the case’s docket -- a list of briefs and other filings and rulings in that case.

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    You can contact court spokespersons in other Florida courts by referring to the list maintained by their professional association, the Florida Court Public Information Officers, Inc.

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    Requests to the Florida Supreme Court for official public records should be made in writing pursuant to Rule of Judicial Administration 2.420 to publicinformation@flcourts.org. Rule 2.420 is the judicial counterpart to Florida's public records statutes, Chapter 119. Records in cases that have been finalized are transferred to the Florida State Archives or returned to the clerk of court in the county where the case originated, so requests for these files must be made to these entities.

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