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Article: Criminal law.(board certification)
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- Florida Bar Journal
- Article date:
- April 1, 2003
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As a certified criminal appellate lawyer since 1993 and a member of the Criminal Law Certification Committee since 1996, I have been consistently asked about certification--the process, and the reasons to become certified. The purpose of this article is to dispel the confusion criminal lawyers have with certification and to encourage those of you who have the qualifications to apply.
In 1986, the court unanimously approved certification for criminal trial and criminal appellate law. (1) The minimum standards for criminal trial law included five years law practice, of which 40 percent had been spent in active criminal trial law; a minimum of 25 criminal trials, 20 ...