Pattern Jury Instructions Builder



This Jury Instructions Builder was developed by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, using the content of the Civil Pattern Jury Instructions authorized for distribution by the Eleventh Circuit Judicial Council in May 2013, and the content of the Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions authorized for distribution by the Eleventh Circuit Judicial Council in April 2016.

The Eleventh Circuit Judicial Council has authorized the Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions of the Judicial Council to distribute the Civil and Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions to the District Judges of the Circuit for their aid and assistance, and to otherwise publish the instructions; provided, however, that its authorization shall not be construed as an adjudicative approval of the content of such instructions which must await case-by-case review by the Court.


Create Jury Instructions:

Select Case Type Civil (Adopted May 2013)
Criminal (Adopted April 2016 [this revision updated and extended the 2010 editon])



Reference Materials

Current Civil Pattern Jury Instructions (Adopted May 2013)  View Civil Instructions

Current Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions (Adopted April 2016 [this revision updated and extended the 2010 editon])  View Criminal Instructions

Previous Versions

2010 Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions (Adopted June 2010)  View Criminal Instructions

Revisions to the 2010 Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions (Adopted January 2015)  View Criminal Instructions

Revisions to the 2010 Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions (Adopted June 2015)  View Criminal Instructions

Revisions to the 2010 Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions (Adopted September 2015)  View Criminal Instructions

Revisions to the 2010 Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions (Adopted February 2016)  View Criminal Instructions