Bloomberg news reports that the Florida Supreme Court has rejected a petition brought by fifty members of the Florida bar to “adopt emergency rules to provide for admission to The Florida Bar without examination, followed by a supervised practice requirement to aid registrants for the July 2020 Florida General Bar Examination who have been severely impacted by the delays in administering the examination.” The Court acknowledged the emergency and waived certain procedural requirements in order to decide the case in an expedited manner.
Florida already has a temporary supervised practice program, which will expire thirty days after the release of the February 2021 bar results. The Court remains of the view that the bar serves a vital purpose. The decision was unanimous with a special concurrence by Justice Lawson, specifically addressing the petitioners chief arguments.
Guest blogger Carliss Chatman posted her dissenting opinion on this blog in advance.
