Florida Statute 454.021 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 454
ATTORNEYS AT LAW

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F.S. 454.021

454.021 Attorneys; admission to practice law; Supreme Court to govern and regulate.—

(1) Admissions of attorneys and counselors to practice law in the state is hereby declared to be a judicial function.

(2) The Supreme Court of Florida, being the highest court of said state, is the proper court to govern and regulate admissions of attorneys and counselors to practice law in said state.

¹(3) Upon certification by the Florida Board of Bar Examiners that an applicant who is an unauthorized immigrant who was brought to the United States as a minor; has been present in the United States for more than 10 years; has received documented employment authorization from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS); has been issued a social security number; if a male, has registered with the Selective Service System if required to do so under the Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 453; and has fulfilled all requirements for admission to practice law in this state, the Supreme Court of Florida may admit that applicant as an attorney at law authorized to practice in this state and may direct an order be entered upon the court’s records to that effect.

History.—ss. 1, 2, 7, ch. 29796, 1955; s. 10, ch. 61-530; s. 3, ch. 2014-35; s. 8, ch. 2023-40.

¹Note.—

A. Section 8, ch. 2023-40, deleted subsection (3), effective November 1, 2028.

B. Section 9, ch. 2023-40, provides that “[t]he repeal of s. 454.021(3), Florida Statutes, by this act does not affect the validity of any license to practice law issued pursuant to that subsection before November 1, 2028.”

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 454.021

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 454.021

Total Results: 6

In Re: Judicial Circuit Assessment

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-12-21

Snippet: 6 1 See, Art. V, § 1, Fla. Const. (1968); § 454.021(2), Fla. Stat. (2023). 2 Art. V, § 3(b), Fla. Const

McNamara v. McNamara

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-08-29

Citation: 988 So. 2d 1255, 2008 WL 3978295

Snippet: temporary attorney's fees and costs was *1257 $454,021.81. The general magistrate awarded $25,000. After

Vista Designs, Inc. v. Silverman

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-01-03

Citation: 774 So. 2d 884, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 38, 2001 WL 6160

Snippet: is considered a judicial function, see section 454.021, Fla. Stat. While the trial court made no express

LaBossiere v. Florida Board of Bar Examiners

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1973-06-20

Citation: 279 So. 2d 288, 1973 Fla. LEXIS 5123

Snippet: Section 1, Laws of Florida (1955); Fla. Stat. § 454.021(1), F.S.A. Prior to that time, the admission of

Petition of Rocafort

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1966-05-04

Citation: 186 So. 2d 496

Snippet: the Florida Bar have been repealed (see F.S. § 454.021 et seq., F.S.A.), and the Florida Supreme Court

State Ex Rel. Florida Bar v. Evans

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1957-02-06

Citation: 94 So. 2d 730

Snippet: adopted Chapter 29796, Law of 1955, F.S.A. §§ 454.021, 454.022, and when it proposed for approval the