Florida Bar Legal Citations
By Edward M. Mullins and Annette C. Escobar
Astigarraga, Davis, Mullins & Grossman, P.A.
Updated May 2008
I. Legal Citations--Introduction, Source, Authority
a. State
i. Florida Supreme Court
ii. Florida District Court of Appeal
iii. Florida Circuit and County Court
iv. Administrative Agency Decisions
b. Federal
i. US Supreme Court
ii. Federal Court of Appeals
III. Statutory and Administrative Materials
a. Florida Constitution; Constitutions of Other States and the Federal Constitution
b. Florida Statutes
c. Laws of Florida
d. Florida Rules of Procedure
e. Attorney General Opinions
a. Miscellaneous
i. Legislative Materials
ii. Administrative and Executive Materials
iii. Foreign conventions and treaties
iv. Periodicals and Newspapers
v. Law Reviews
vi. Books
vii. Unpublished Materials
viii. Electronic Databases
ix. Introductory Signals
b. Legalistic Style
i. Quotations
ii. Abbreviations
iii. Font and Formatting
iv. Capitalization
FSU Law Review created the Florida Style Manual to be used in conjunction with the Bluebook.
