Case Title: In Re Amendment to the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration

Citation: 701 So. 2d 864

Docket Number: 

State: florida

Court: Florida Supreme Court

Date: 1997-11-20T00:00:00Z

Document:
701 So. 2d 864 (1997)
In re AMENDMENT TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION, RULE 2.050(b)(10).
No. 89798.

Supreme Court of Florida.
November 20, 1997.
Don T. Sirmons, Chief Judge, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Panama City, on behalf of the Circuit Judges of the Fourteenth Circuit; William T. Swigert, Chief Judge, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Ocala, on behalf of the Administrative Judges of the Fifth Circuit; Stephen L. Dakan, Chairman, Florida Conference of Circuit Judges, Sarasota, Bruce H. Colton, State Attorney, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Fort Pierce, Susan F. Schaeffer, Chief Judge, Sixth Judicial Circuit, St. Petersburg, Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Carolyn M. Snurkowski, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, on behalf of the Office of the Attorney General; Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami, as President of the Florida Public Defender Association; Julianne Piggotte, Dean, College of Advanced Judicial Studies, Daytona Beach, and Robbie M. Barr, Circuit Judge, Chair, Education Section, Conference of Circuit Judges, Miami, Responding.
PER CURIAM.
On February 7, 1997, this Court enacted Rule of Judicial Administration 2.050(b)(10) to ensure that all judges hearing capital cases have the experience and training necessary to handle the unique demands of such proceedings. In re Amendment to the Florida *865 Rules of Judicial Administration, Rule 2.050(b)(10), 688 So. 2d 320 (Fla.1997). Although the rule became effective immediately, we gave interested parties until March 31, 1997, to file comments. Thereafter, the Court requested input from the Florida Court Education Council on how to resolve the practical problems encountered in implementing the new rule.
Having duly considered the comments filed by interested parties and the recommendations of the Florida Court Education Council, the Court hereby amends rule 2.050(b)(10) as follows. The new language is indicated by underscoring and strike-through type indicates deletions. The amendments shall become effective immediately.
It is so ordered.
KOGAN, C.J., OVERTON, SHAW, HARDING, WELLS and ANSTEAD, JJ., and GRIMES, Senior Justice, concur.
NO MOTION FOR REHEARING WILL BE ALLOWED.