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M.D. Fla. Local Rule 2.03 - Appearance by a Law Student — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the court's own per-rule page (Local Rules as amended effective November 1, 2025). Court-level requirement: applies in every M.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.
A law student may participate in a trial or hearing in a civil or misdemeanor action with the judge's consent if the student: (a) is enrolled in an accredited law school, has completed at least forty-eight semester hours of legal study or the equivalent, and agrees that neither the supervising lawyer nor the student will ask for or receive compensation from the client for the student’s services; (b) is accompanied by a supervising lawyer who assumes professional responsibility for the student's action and the quality of the student's work; and (c) is acting on behalf of an indigent person, a government, or a governmental agency.
A law student may participate in a trial or hearing in a civil or misdemeanor action with the judge's consent if the student: (a) is enrolled in an accredited law school, has completed at least forty-eight semester hours of legal study or the equivalent, and agrees that neither
Establishes a Traffic Violations Bureau within the Clerk of the County Court under Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.100(a) (Burnstein, C.J., Nov. 1, 1988).
Approves the National Highway Safety Council Defensive Driving course as a school to which traffic courts may require attendance (Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.110(a)).
Designates the D.W.I. Counterattack School (Broward County Commission on Alcoholism) as an approved school for court-ordered attendance (Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.110(a)).