Michelle Suskauer recently spoke with Bloomberg Law about Florida Supreme Court Justices Evading The Florida Bar With a Go-It-Alone Rulemaking Pattern.
The Florida Bar focused on rule-making speed for the last decade, said Michelle Suskauer, bar president from 2018 to 2019, because “the rulemaking process is arduous and often so slow that issues that need addressing sometimes become stale at that point.”
It’s an issue the bar has sought to address. During her tenure she gathered the Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice and heads of all of the bar rulemaking committees together in an attempt to find a way to expedite the rulemaking process.
“Folks on these committees are providing an immense benefit to the bar. They’re specifically chosen by the bar president elect to be as even-handed as possible in terms of balance of practitioners, judiciary, and academics,” she said. “They’re experts on these issues, and their input is invaluable.”
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