RULE 2.220. CONFERENCES OF JUDGES

(a) Conference of County Court Judges.

(1) Creation. There shall be a “Conference of County
Court Judges of Florida,” consisting of the active and senior county
court judges of the State of Florida.

(2) Purpose. The purpose of the conference shall be:
(A) the betterment of the judicial system of the
state;

(B) the improvement of procedure and practice in
the several courts;

(C) to conduct conferences and institutes for
continuing judicial education and to provide forums in which the
county court judges of Florida may meet and discuss mutual
problems and solutions; and

(D) to provide input to the Unified Committee on
Judicial Compensation on judicial compensation and benefit issues,
and to assist the judicial branch in soliciting support and resources
on these issues.

(3) Officers. Management of the conference shall be
vested in the officers of the conference, an executive committee, and
a board of directors.

(A) The officers of the conference shall be:

(i) the president, president-elect, immediate
past president, secretary, and treasurer, who shall be elected at
large; and

(ii) one vice-president elected from each
appellate court district.

(B) The executive committee shall consist of the
officers of the conference and an executive secretary.

(C) The board of directors shall consist of the
executive committee and a member elected from each judicial
circuit.

(D) There shall be an annual meeting of the
conference.
(E) Between annual meetings of the conference,
the affairs of the conference shall be managed by the executive
committee.

(4) Authority. The conference may adopt governance
documents, the provisions of which shall not be inconsistent with
this rule.

(b) Conference of Circuit Court Judges.

(1) Organization. There shall be a “Conference of Circuit
Court Judges of Florida,” consisting of the active and retired circuit
judges of the several judicial circuits of the state, excluding retired
judges practicing law.

(2) Purpose. The purpose of the conference shall be:

(A) the betterment of the judicial system of the
state;

(B) the improvement of procedure and practice in
the several courts;

(C) to conduct conferences and institutes for
continuing judicial education and to provide forums in which the
circuit court judges of Florida may meet and discuss mutual
problems and solutions;

(D) to provide input to the Unified Committee on
Judicial Compensation on judicial compensation and benefit issues,
and to assist the judicial branch in soliciting support and resources
on these issues;

(E) to report to the Florida Supreme Court
recommendations as the conference may have concerning the
improvement of procedure and practice in the several courts;

(F) to confer with the Florida Supreme Court
regarding concerns the conference may have concerning the laws of
this state affecting the administration of justice; and
(G) to provide to the Florida Legislature
recommendations as the conference may have concerning laws of
this state affecting the administration of justice.

(3) Officers. Management of the conference shall be
vested in the officers of the conference, an executive committee, and
a board of directors.

(A) The officers of the conference shall be the
chair, chair-elect, secretary, and treasurer.

(B) The executive committee shall consist of the
officers of the conference and such other members as the
conference shall determine.

(C) The board of directors shall consist of the
executive committee and membership in one shall be identical to
membership of the other.

(D) There shall be an annual meeting of the
conference.

(E) Between annual meetings of the conference,
the affairs of the conference shall be managed by the executive
committee.

(4) Authority. The conference may adopt governance
documents, the provisions of which shall not be inconsistent with
this rule.

(c) Conference of District Court of Appeal Judges.

(1) Creation. There shall be a “Florida Conference of
District Court of Appeal Judges,” consisting of the active and senior
district court of appeal judges of the State of Florida.

(2) Purpose. The purpose of the conference shall be:

(A) the betterment of the judicial system of the
state;
(B) the improvement of procedure and practice in
the several courts;

(C) to conduct conferences and institutes for
continuing judicial education and to provide forums in which the
district court of appeal judges of Florida may meet and discuss
mutual problems and solutions; and

(D) to provide input to the Unified Committee on
Judicial Compensation on judicial compensation and benefit issues,
and to assist the judicial branch in soliciting support and resources
on these issues.

(3) Officers. Management of the conference shall be
vested in the officers of the conference and an executive committee.

(A) The officers of the conference shall be the
president, president-elect, and secretary-treasurer.

(B) The executive committee shall consist of the
president and president-elect of the conference and the chief judge
of each district court of appeal.

(C) There shall be an annual meeting of the
conference.

(D) Between annual meetings of the conference,
the affairs of the conference shall be managed by the executive
committee.

(4) Authority. The conference may adopt governance
documents, the provisions of which shall not be inconsistent with
this rule.

(d) Cooperation and Coordination. The conference of
judges shall cooperate and coordinate with each other and the state
courts administrator on all matters that have implications for the
branch as a whole, consistent with their purpose of the betterment
of the judicial system of the state and subject to the direction of the
chief justice as the chief administrative officer of the judicial
branch.