2015 Rules Cases

Case Numbers SC15-30 through SC15-2388
Last updated 09/09/2016

Documents filed in Rules Cases are provided here in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF) in numerical order. The below index lists the documents according to the case number. To view a document, click on the case number.

SC15-30 In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure -
 Petition - filed 01/05/15
Publication Notice - issued 03/06/15

SC15-44 In Re: Amendments to the Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms -
 Publication Notice - issued 03/27/15
Comments (Sullivan) - filed 04/02/15
Comments (Family Law Rules Committee) - filed 05/20/15

SC15-75 In Re: Amendment to the Code for Resolving Professionalism Complaints -
 Publication Notice - issued 01/30/15

SC15-96 In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Traffic Court -
 Petition - filed 01/16/15
Appendix A - filed 01/16/15
Appendix B - filed 01/16/15
Appendix C - filed 01/16/15
Appendix D - filed 01/16/15
Appendix E - filed 01/16/15
Publication Notice - issued 01/30/15
Comments (Lee) - filed 02/24/15
Response - filed 04/07/15
Appendix - filed 04/07/15

SC15-97 In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule Of Appellate Procedure 9.210 -
 Petition - filed 01/14/15
Appendix A - filed 01/14/15
Appendix B - filed 01/14/15
Appendix C - filed 01/14/15
Appendix D - filed 01/14/15
Publication Notice - issued 01/30/15

SC15-98 In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure -
 Petition - filed 01/20/15
Appendix A - filed 01/20/15
Appendix B - filed 01/20/15
Appendix C - filed 01/20/15
Appendix D - filed 01/20/15
Appendices E & F - filed 01/20/15
Publication Notice - issued 01/30/15

SC15-146 In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.210 -
 Publication Notice - issued 03/13/15
Comments (Wharen) - filed 04/15/15
Comments (Appellate Court Rules Committee) - filed 05/06/15
Appendix A - filed 05/06/15
Appendix B - filed 05/06/15
Appendix C - filed 05/06/15

SC15-150 In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure -
 Petition - filed 01/29/15
Appendix A - filed 01/29/15
Appendix B - filed 01/29/15
Appendix C - filed 01/29/15
Appendix D - filed 01/29/15
Appendix E - filed 01/29/15
Appendix F - filed 01/29/15
Publication Notice - issued 02/24/15
Comments (Florida Association of Counsel for Children) - filed 04/20/15
Comments (Legal Needs of Children Committee) - filed 04/20/15
Comments (Florida Guardian ad Litem Program and Florida's Children First) - filed 04/20/15
Response - filed 05/12/15
Appendix A - filed 05/12/15
Appendix B - filed 05/12/15
Corrected Appendix A - filed 02/12/16

SC15-176 In Re: Amendments to the Rules of the Supreme Court Relating to Admissions to the Bar -
 Petition - filed 01/29/15
Appendix A - filed 01/29/15
Appendix B - filed 01/29/15
Appendix C - filed 01/29/15
Appendix D - filed 01/29/15
Publication Notice - issued 02/12/15

SC15-177 In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure -
 Petition - filed 02/02/15
Appendix A - filed 02/02/15
Appendix B - filed 02/02/15
Appendix C - filed 02/02/15
Appendix D - filed 02/02/15
Appendix E - filed 02/02/15
Appendix F - filed 02/02/15
Appendix G - filed 02/02/15
Appendix H - filed 02/02/15
Publication Notice - issued 02/12/15
Comments (Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association) - filed 03/27/15
Comments (Trettis) - filed 3/30/15
Comments re: Rule 3.112 (Florida Public Defender Association) - filed 03/30/15
Comments re: Rule 3.172(c)(8) (Florida Public Defender Association) - filed 03/30/15
Comments re: Rule 3.220(h)(1) (Florida Public Defender Association) - filed 04/01/15
Comments (American Immigration Lawyers Association, South Florida Chapter) - filed 04/01/15
Comments (Public Defender for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit) - filed 04/01/15
Comments (Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) - filed 04/01/15
Response - filed 04/23/15
Appendix A - filed 04/23/15
Appendix B - filed 04/23/15
Appendix C - filed 04/23/15

SC15-290 In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure -
 Petition - filed 02/11/15
Appendix A - filed 02/11/15
Appendix B - filed 02/11/15
Appendix C - filed 02/11/15
Appendix D - filed 02/11/15
Appendix E - filed 02/11/15
Publication Notice - issued 06/11/15
Comments (Trigones) - filed 07/06/15
Comments (Lowenstein) - filed 07/16/15
Comments (Stewart) - filed 07/20/15
Comments (Morrison) - filed 08/06/15
Response - filed 08/25/15
Appendix A - filed 08/25/15
Appendix B - filed 08/25/15
Appendix C - filed 08/25/15
Appendix D - filed 08/25/15

SC15-339 In Re: Amendments to the Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms -
 Publication Notice - issued 04/29/15

SC15-368 In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report No. 2015-01 -
 Petition - filed 02/25/15
Appendix A - filed 02/25/15
Appendix B - filed 02/25/15
Appendix C - filed 02/25/15

SC15-465 In Re: Amendments to the Code of Judicial Conduct - Canon 6 -
 Publication Notice - issued 03/25/15
Comments (Judicial Qualifications Commission) - filed 04/28/15
Comments (Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee) - filed 05/08/15
Comments (Conference of County Court Judges of Florida) - filed 05/21/15
Response (Office of the State Courts Administrator) - filed 06/11/15

SC15-470 In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Instructions 1.5, 7.8, 7.8(a), and 11.1 - 11.6(a) -
 Petition - filed 03/19/15
Appendix A - filed 03/19/15
Appendix B - filed 03/19/15
Appendix C - filed 03/19/15
Comments (Been) - filed 03/27/15
Comments re: Instruction 1.5 (Florida Public Defender Association) - filed 04/06/15
Publication Notice - issued 04/16/15
Comments re: Instructions 11.1-11.6(a) (Florida Public Defender Association) - filed 06/09/15
Comments (Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) - filed 06/15/15
Response - filed 6/24/15

SC15-497 In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration - New Rule 2.340 -
 Publication Notice - issued 03/27/15
Comments (Ehrlich) - filed 04/06/15
Comments (Belanger) - filed 04/27/15
Comments (Tobin) - filed 04/30/15
Comments (McAfee) - filed 05/04/15
Comments (Florida Conference of District Court of Appeal Judges) - filed 05/13/15
Comments (Rules of Judicial Administration Committee) - filed 05/15/15
Comments (Florida Conference of Circuit Court Judges) - filed 05/19/15
Comments (Conference of County Court Judges of Florida) - filed 05/28/15

SC15-601 In Re: Amendments to the Rule of the Supreme Court Relating to Admissions to the Bar 1-22.2 -
 Petition - filed 03/30/15
Appendix A - filed 03/30/15
Appendix B - filed 03/30/15
Appendix C - filed 03/30/15
Appendix D - filed 03/30/15
Appendix E - filed 03/30/15
Comments (The Florida Bar) - filed 06/08/15
Response (Florida Board of Bar Examiners) - filed 06/17/15
Publication Notice - issued 10/23/15

SC15-680 In Re: Amendments to the Florida Evidence Code -
 Petition - filed 04/13/15
Appendix A - filed 04/13/15
Amended Petition - filed 05/08/15

SC15-711 In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.150 -
 Petition - filed 04/17/15
Appendix A - filed 04/17/15
Appendix B - filed 04/17/15
Appendix C - filed 04/17/15
Appendix D - filed 04/17/15
Publication Notice - issued 05/04/15

SC15-765 In Re: Amendments to Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.200 -
 Publication Notice - issued 05/27/15
Comments (Staff Attorneys of the Second District Court of Appeal) - filed 07/15/15
Comments (Appellate Court Rules Committee) - filed 07/27/15
Appendix A - filed 07/27/15
Appendix B - filed 07/27/15
Appendix C - filed 07/27/15
Comments (Florida Court Reporters Association) - filed 08/03/15
Comments (Florida Association of Court Clerks, Inc.) - filed 08/03/15
Comments (Florida Courts Technology Commission) - filed 08/21/15

SC15-802 In Re: Amendment to Rule 1-26 of the Rules of the Supreme Court Relating to Admissions to the Bar -
 Publication Notice - issued 05/29/15

SC15-824 In Re: Amendments to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar - Standards for Board Certification in Condominium and Planned Development Law -
 Petition - filed 05/01/15
Appendix A - filed 05/01/15
Appendix B - filed 05/01/15
Appendix C - filed 05/01/15
Appendix D, Part 1 - filed 05/01/15
Appendix D, Part 2 - filed 05/01/15

SC15-875 In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators -
 Petition - filed 05/07/15
Index to Appendices - filed 05/07/15
Appendix A - filed 05/07/15
Appendix B - filed 05/07/15
Appendix C - filed 05/07/15
Appendix D - filed 05/07/15
Publication Notice - issued 06/09/15
Comments (Eleventh Judicial Circuit) - filed 08/05/15
Comments (Executive Council of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of The Florida Bar) - filed 08/24/15
Response - filed 12/11/15
Appendix A - filed 12/11/15
Appendix B - filed 12/11/15
Appendix C - filed 12/11/15
Amended Appendix A - filed 01/29/16
Amended Appendix B - filed 01/29/16

SC15-912 In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.425 -
 Petition - filed 05/15/15
Appendix A - filed 05/15/15
Appendix B - filed 05/15/15
Appendix C - filed 05/15/15
Publication Notice - issued 06/18/15

SC15-944 In Re: Amendments to the Code for Resolving Professionalism Complaints -
 Publication Notice - issued 09/11/15
Comments (Melvin) - filed 10/19/15
Comments (Hyde) - filed 11/04/15
Comments (Smith) - filed 11/10/15

SC15-1170 In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report No. 2015-03 -
 Petition - filed 06/23/15
Appendix A - filed 06/23/15
Appendix B - filed 06/23/15
Appendix C - filed 06/23/15
Appendix D - filed 06/23/15
Appendix E - filed 06/23/15

SC15-1172 In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report No. 2015-04 -
 Petition - filed 06/23/15
Appendix A - filed 06/23/15
Appendix B - filed 06/23/15

SC15-1174 In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report No. 2015-05 -
 Petition - filed 06/23/15
Appendix A - filed 06/23/15
Appendix B - filed 06/23/15
Appendix C - filed 06/23/15

SC15-1226 In Re: Amendments to Rules of the Supreme Court Relating to Admissions to the Bar -
 Petition - filed 07/02/15
Appendix A - filed 07/02/15
Appendix B - filed 07/02/15
Appendix C - filed 07/02/15
Appendix D - filed 07/02/15
Publication Notice - issued 07/22/15

SC15-1275 In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Civl Cases - Report No. 15-01 -
 Petition with Appendices A-D - filed 07/13/15
Publication Notice -- issued 09/02/15

SC15-1279 In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases - Report No. 15-02 -
 Petition with Appendices A-D - filed 07/13/15
Publication Notice -- issued 09/02/15

SC15-1513 In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules -
 Petition - filed 08/19/15
Appendix A - filed 08/19/15
Appendix B - filed 08/19/15
Appendix C - filed 08/19/15
Appendix D - filed 08/19/15
Appendix E - filed 08/19/15
Appendix F - filed 08/19/15
Amended Petition - filed 08/20/15
Amended Appendix B - filed 08/20/15
Amended Appendix C - filed 08/20/15
Publication Notice - issued 12/18/15

SC15-1580 In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules for Certification and Regulation of Spoken Language Court Interpreters -
 Petition - filed 08/26/15
Index to Appendices - filed 08/26/15
Appendix A - filed 08/26/15
Appendix B - filed 08/26/15
Appendix C - filed 08/26/15
Appendix D - filed 08/26/15
Appendix E - filed 08/26/15
Appendix F - filed 08/26/15
Publication Notice - issued 10/07/15
Comments (Zidovec) - filed 10/29/15
Response - filed 12/10/15

SC15-1582 In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure and Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.140 -
 Petition - filed 08/28/15
Amended Appendix A - filed 09/10/15
Appendix B - filed 08/28/15
Appendix C - filed 08/28/15
Appendix D - filed 08/28/15
Appendix E - filed 08/28/15
Appendix F - filed 08/28/15
Appendix G - filed 08/28/15
Appendix H - filed 08/28/15
Publication Notice - issued 10/09/15
Comments (Rains and McLaughlin) - filed 12/04/15
Comments (Sixth Judicial Circuit) - filed 12/07/15
Comments (Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) - filed 12/07/15
Response - filed 03/28/16
Appendix A - filed 03/28/16
Appendix B - filed 03/28/16
Appendix C - filed 03/28/16
Appendix D - filed 03/28/16

SC15-1594 In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration -
 Petition - filed 08/28/15
Appendix A - filed 08/28/15
Appendix B - filed 08/28/15
Appendix C - filed 08/28/15
Appendix D - filed 08/28/15
Appendix E - filed 08/28/15
Appendix F - filed 08/28/15
Appendix G - filed 08/28/15
Appendix H - filed 08/28/15
Publication Notice - issued 10/02/15
Comments (Eleventh Judicial Circuit Trial Court Administrator) - filed 11/19/15
Comments (Florida Certified Court Interpreters:  Banrevy, Barreras, Abraham-Cawthorn, de la Mora, Romero, Soto, Vega, and Villalba) - filed 11/30/15
Response - filed 12/21/15
Appendix A - filed 12/21/15
Appendix B - filed 12/21/15
Supplemental Comments (Eleventh Judicial Circuit Trial Court Administrator) - filed 08/09/16
Supplemental Response - filed 09/09/16
Appendix A - filed 09/09/16
Appendix B - filed 09/09/16

SC15-1717 In Re: Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation of The Florida Bar -
 Petition with Exhibits 1-5 - filed 09/16/15

SC15-1867 In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report No. 2015-07
 Petition - filed 10/13/15
Appendix A - filed 10/13/15
Appendix B - filed 10/13/15

SC15-1872 In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report No. 2015-06
 Petition - filed 10/13/15
Appendix A - filed 10/13/15
Appendix B - filed 10/13/15

SC15-2296 In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.140
 Petition - filed 12/15/15
Appendix A - filed 12/15/15
Appendix B - filed 12/15/15
Appendix C - filed 12/15/15
Appendix D - filed 12/15/15
Appendix E - filed 12/15/15
Appendix F - filed 12/15/15
Amended Petition - filed 12/16/15
Amended Appendix A - filed 12/16/15
Amended Appendix B - filed 12/16/15
Amended Appendix C - filed 12/16/15
Amended Appendix D - filed 12/16/15
Amended Appendix E - filed 12/16/15
Amended Appendix F - filed 12/16/15
Comments (Florida Public Defender Association) - filed 01/07/16
Response - filed 01/28/16
Appendix A - filed 01/28/16
Appendix B - filed 01/28/16
Appendix C - filed 01/28/16
Publication Notice - issued 05/26/16
Publication Notice - issued 07/01/16

SC15-2372 In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report No. 2015-08
 Petition - filed 12/29/15
Appendix A - filed 12/29/15
Amended Appendix A - filed 01/06/16

SC15-2388 In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report No. 2015-09
 Petition - filed 12/30/15
Appendix A - filed 12/30/15
Appendix B - filed 12/30/15
Appendix C - filed 12/30/15