Amendment could provide for more FBBE members
Amendment could provide for more FBBE members
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners has submitted to the Florida Supreme Court a petition to amend Rule of the Supreme Court Relating to Admissions to the Bar 1-21 (Membership).
The Court invites all interested persons to comment on the proposed amendment, which is reproduced in full below, as well as online at http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/decisions/proposed.shtml. All comments must be filed with the Court on or before April 1, 2015, with a certificate of service verifying that a copy has been served on the Executive Director, Michele A. Gavagni, Florida Board of Bar Examiners, 1891 Eider Court, Tallahassee 32399-1750, [email protected], and on General Counsel Robert G. Blythe, Florida Board of Bar Examiners, 1891 Eider Court, Tallahassee 32399-1750, [email protected], as well as a separate request for oral argument if the person filing the comment wishes to participate in oral argument, which may be scheduled in this case. The Board has until April 22, 2015, to file a response to any comments filed with the Court. If filed by an attorney in good standing with The Florida Bar, the comment must be electronically filed via the Portal in accordance with In re Electronic Filing in the Supreme Court of Florida via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC13-7 (Feb. 18, 2013). If filed by a nonlawyer or a lawyer not licensed to practice in Florida, the comment must be electronically filed via e-mail in accordance with In re Mandatory Submission of Electronic Copies of Documents, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC04-84 (Sept. 13, 2004). Electronically filed documents must be submitted in Microsoft Word 97 or higher. Any person unable to submit a comment electronically must mail or hand-deliver the originally signed comment to the Florida Supreme Court, Office of the Clerk, 500 South Duval Street, Tallahassee 32399-1927; no additional copies are required or will be accepted.
IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT RELATING TO ADMISSIONS TO THE BAR, CASE NO. SC15-176
1-21 Membership. The Florida Board of Bar Examiners consists of 12 members of The Florida Bar and 3 public members who are not lawyers. The Board may petition the Court for additional members to serve, as necessary.
