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Florida Statute 27.015 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 27.015 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 27.015 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
27.015 Private practice prohibited.All state attorneys elected to said office shall be so elected on a full-time basis and shall be prohibited from the private practice of law while holding said office.
History.s. 1, ch. 70-79; s. 11, ch. 2002-1.

Cases Citing F.S. 27.015

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·Austin v. State Ex Rel. Christian, 310 So. 2d 289 (Fla. 1975).

Cited 24 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

"[T]he Governor had the power and authority under F.S. 27.15, to order Respondent Honorable T. Edward Austin
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2024)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2023)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2017)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Schreiber v. Rowe, 814 So. 2d 396 (Fla. 2002).

Cited 18 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2002 WL 432575

...diction of the circuit. He shall be and have been a member of the Bar of Florida for the preceding five years. Public defenders shall appoint such assistant public defenders as may be authorized by law. Art. V, § 18, Fla. Const. (1972). [4] Compare § 27.015, Fla....
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2024)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2020)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2020)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Finch v. Fitzpatrick, 254 So. 2d 203 (Fla. 1971).

Cited 9 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

executive order of 1970, and pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 27.15, F.S.A., ordered State Attorney Austin and his
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LimitedLandon (1973)
phrase: "limited by"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2024)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2024)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Brown v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., 601 F. Supp. 641 (S.D. Fla. 1985).

Cited 8 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 1985 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23230

over actions brought under the Exchange Act, section 27, 15 U.S.C.A. § 78aa (West 1981),[11]*647 and thus
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Relied upon(citing case) (2007)
phrase: "relied upon in"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2007)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (1988)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Stancel v. Schultz, 226 So. 2d 456 (Fla. 2d DCA 1969).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

attorney in the discharge of his duties", F.S. § 27.15, F.S.A., a prerequisite which admittedly did not
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Cited "but see"Harris (1982)
phrase: "but see"
Cited as authorityMcKay (2004)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityGrant (2002)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Raymond James & Assocs., Inc. v. Nat'l Ass'n of Sec. Dealers, Inc., 844 F. Supp. 1504 (M.D. Fla. 1994).

Cited 7 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1994 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2915, 1994 WL 74361

1331 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, § 27, 15 U.S.C. § 78aa. Section 27 of the Securities Exchange
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Cited as authorityPetrie (1997)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (1994)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·East-Bibb Twiggs Neighborhood Ass'n, Robert Moffett & Roscoe Ross v. MacOn Bibb Plan. & Zoning Comm'n & Mullis Tree Serv., 888 F.2d 1573 (11th Cir. 1989).

Cited 5 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1989 WL 135849

state court certiorari petition, pursuant to section 27.15 of the Macon-Bibb Land Development Resolution
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Cited as authority(citing case) (1995)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (1991)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (1990)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·State Ex Rel. Christian v. Austin, 302 So. 2d 811 (Fla. 1st DCA 1974).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

discharge of any of the duties of the latter. (F.S.27.15) In assaying the legislative intent here, and
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Cited as authorityGoldman (1995)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cert. deniedDaniels (1979)
phrase: "cert. denied"
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·East-Bibb Twiggs Neighborhood Ass'n v. Macon Bibb Plan. & Zoning Comm'n, 896 F.2d 1264 (11th Cir. 1989).

Cited 1 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 20805, 1989 WL 197807

state court certiorari petition, pursuant to section 27.15 of the Macon-Bibb Land Development Resolution
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Cited as authority(citing case) (1994)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (1993)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (1993)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·The Travelers Ins. Co. v. Elizabeth M. Summers, 696 F.2d 1311 (11th Cir. 1983).

Cited 2 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 30927

Alabama incontestability statute, Code of Ala.1975, § 27-15-4, requires that all life insurance policies have
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Cited as authority(citing case) (1986)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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Am. Fed'n of Musicians, Local 806 v. City of West Palm Beach, 179 So. 2d 134 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1965).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 60 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2209, 1965 Fla. App. LEXIS 3735

added. The complaint goes on to quote in part section 27.15 of the licensing ordinance stating that it shall
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Amendments to Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, 841 So. 2d 443 (Fla. 2003).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 28 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 146, 2003 Fla. LEXIS 252, 2003 WL 359318

...te. Cur thanks also goes to the individuals who filed comments, and especially those who participated in oral argument. It is so ordered. ANSTEAD, C.J., WELLS, PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, and CANTERO, JJ., and SHAW, Senior Justice, concur. . See, e.g., § 27.015, Fla....
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1981).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

afforded other peace or law enforcement officers. Section 27.15, F.S., states that the Governor may, for good
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State v. Garcia, 774 So. 2d 21 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 10363, 2000 WL 1153983

the costs it incurs in prosecuting a case. Section 27.15(2) expressly provides that in cases such as

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