Court Opinion

ID: 9809183
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 21:03:00.036483+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:25:23.998651
License: Public Domain

QUINCE, J.,
dissenting.
While I do not believe that lawyers should be solely responsible for providing the monetary assistance to help the poor and the middle class have access to our courts, I do believe that it is a part of our responsibility as lawyers to assist in this endeavor. I recognize that lawyers have for years contributed so that others have access to our legal system through both the giving of money and the giving of their time and talent. However, in this time of crisis, we would not be remiss in giving The Florida Bar the authority to require lawyers to dig just a little bit deeper to ensure that our courts remain open and accessible to all in need. See art. I, § 21, Fla. Const. (“The courts shall be open to every person for redress of any injury, and justice shall be administered without sale, denial or delay.”). Therefore, I would authorize The Florida Bar to require lawyers to pay up to $100 a year with their Florida Bar renewal.
PERRY, J., concurs.