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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 454.021454.021 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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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 454.021
Total Results: 5
279 So. 2d 288, 1973 Fla. LEXIS 5123
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 20, 1973 | Docket: 1522183
Cited 17 times | Published
Section 1, Laws of Florida (1955); Fla. Stat. § 454.021(1), F.S.A.
Prior to that time, the admission of
774 So. 2d 884, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 38, 2001 WL 6160
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 3, 2001 | Docket: 1698009
Cited 9 times | Published
law is considered a judicial function, see section 454.021, Fla. Stat. While the trial court made no express
160 F. Supp. 3d 1320, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 176218, 2015 WL 10097623
District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Nov 9, 2015 | Docket: 64306742
Cited 2 times | Published
law is considered a judicial function, see section 454.021, Fla. Stat.” Id. Here, as discussed further
186 So. 2d 496
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 4, 1966 | Docket: 533355
Cited 2 times | Published
the Florida Bar have been repealed (see F.S. § 454.021 et seq., F.S.A.), and the Florida Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 21, 2023 | Docket: 68107501
Published
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1 See, Art. V, § 1, Fla. Const. (1968); § 454.021(2), Fla. Stat. (2023).
2 Art. V, § 3(b), Fla.
