References and Resources for Judges

Compendium of Standards of Operation and Best Practices

The Commission on Trial Court Performance and Accountability (TCP&A) has created a comprehensive online compendium of all standards of operation and best practices approved by the Supreme Court for elements of the trial courts. The compendium is organized by trial court element or topical area. In addition to the standards of operation and best practices, links are provided to applicable TCP&A reports, statutes, court rules, and other useful resources.
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Guidelines to Assist Judicial Candidates in Campaign and Political Activities

• Aid to Understanding Canon 7 - updated 1/2013

Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee

• General Information - updated 8/2012
• Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee Opinions
• Topical Index - updated 10/2012

Judicial Ethics Benchguide

• Judicial Ethics Benchguide - updated 1/2013

Family Court Publications

• Florida's Child Support Benchbook
• Domestic Violence Case Law Summary - Civil Cases -
  updated 4/2013
• Domestic Violence Case Law Summary - Criminal Cases - updated 4/2013
• Domestic Violence Benchbook
• Dependency Benchbook
• Delinquency Benchbook
• Florida's Family Court Toolkit: Vol. 1
• Florida's Family Court Toolkit: Vol. 2

Florida Traffic-Related Appellate Opinions, by Year

2013

Jan-Mar

2012

Oct - Dec

July - Sept

April - June

Jan-Mar

Pandemic Preparedness

• Pandemic Influenza Benchguide:
  Legal Issues Concerning Quarantine and Isolation