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    Bar Referees - Disciplinary Proceedings

    Article V, Section 15 of the Florida Constitution gives the Supreme Court of Florida exclusive jurisdiction to regulate the admission of persons to practice law and the discipline of persons so admitted. Judges serving as referees in attorney disciplinary proceedings should review the resources below prior to handling these cases.

    PowerPoint: Overview of The Florida Bar Discipline System
    The Florida Bar

    Word Version

    The Judge as Referee (under construction)
    The Honorable Ilona M. Holmes

    Bar Referee Manual
    (with hyperlinks to cases—Westlaw)
    Thomas D. Hall, Clerk, Florida Supreme Court

    Florida’s Standards for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions
    The Florida Bar