Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 454.021 (2025)
Attorneys; admission to practice law; Supreme Court to govern and regulate.
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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.
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.”
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1957–2026 · leading case: Matter of Application of Cesar Adrian Vargas for Admission to the Bar of the State of New York., 131 A.D.3d 4 (N.Y. App. Div. 2015).
Matter of Application of Cesar Adrian Vargas for Admission to the Bar of the State of New York., 131 A.D.3d 4 (N.Y. App. Div. 2015). “Toward that end, we note that the states of California (see Cal Bus & Prof Code § 6064 [b]) and Florida (see Fla Stat § 454.021 [3]) have enacted statutes which specifically authorize the admission of certain persons without lawful immigration status to the practice of law…”
Vista Designs, Inc. v. Silverman, 774 So. 2d 884 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001). “, and the admission of attorneys to practice law is considered a judicial function, see section 454.021, Fla. Stat. While the trial court made no express finding that Silverman violated any law by not being admitted to practice law in Florida, he clearly violated the letter and…”
Hucke v. Kubra Data Transfer Ltd., 160 F. Supp. 3d 1320 (S.D. Fla. 2015). “, and the admission of attorneys to practice law is considered a judicial function, see section 454.021, Fla. Stat.” Id. Here, as discussed further below, the Money Transmitter Statute does not implicate a traditional judicial function and does not invoke the same public policy…”
LaBossiere v. Florida Bd. of Bar Examiners, 279 So. 2d 288 (Fla. 1973). “; Chapter 29796, Section 1, Laws of Florida (1955); Fla. Stat. § 454.021 (1), F.S.A. Prior to that time, the admission of attorneys to The Florida Bar was governed by Chapter 10175, Laws of Florida (1925).”
State Ex Rel. Florida Bar v. Evans, 94 So. 2d 730 (Fla. 1957). “In more recent years the legislative branch of the government recognized this historic prerogative of the judicial branch when it adopted Chapter 29796, Law of 1955, F.S.A. §§ 454.021, 454.022, and when it proposed for approval the recent amendment to and revision of Section 5,…”
Petition of Rocafort, 186 So. 2d 496 (Fla. 1966). “" It is true the statutes according the diploma privilege have been repealed as well as the saving clauses in the repealers in fact, all of the statutory provisions relating to admission to the Florida Bar have been repealed (see F.S. § 454.021 et seq., F.S.A.), and the…”
Deliu v. Florida Bd. of Bar Examiners (N.D. Fla. 2025). “Fla. Stat. § 454.021 (2) (“The Supreme Court of Florida, being the highest court of said state, is the proper court to govern and regulate admissions of attorneys.”
In Re: Jud. Circuit Assessment (Fla. 2023). “(1968); § 454.021(2), Fla. Stat. (2023). 2 Art. V, § 3(b), Fla.”
Towers v. Kanner, 260 F.2d 605 (5th Cir. 1958). “” Fla.Stat. § 454.021, F.S.A. The Rules of the Supreme Court of Florida relating to Admissions to the Bar now provide: “The Board shall prepare and conduct written examinations at such places and times in the State of Florida and in such subjects as it may from time to time…”
Gary David Ormont (Bankr. S.D. Florida 2026). “Florida Statutes § 454.021 provides that the admission to practice law within the state of Florida is a judicial function, and further provides that the Supreme Court of Florida governs and regulates admission of attorneys and counselors to practice law.”
Gary David Ormont (Bankr. S.D. Florida 2026). “Florida Statutes § 454.021 provides that the admission to practice law within the state of Florida is a judicial function, and further provides language has yet to be revised to reflect the now ubiquitous nature of social media, digital marketing, smartphones, computers, digital…”
— 454.021(2) — 1 case
In Re: Jud. Circuit Assessment (Fla. 2023). “(1968); § 454.021(2), Fla. Stat. (2023). 2 Art. V, § 3(b), Fla.”
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