12th Cir. — 2012-12.2 In Re: Motions for Excess Fees by Court-Appointed Counsel 2 · BenchPath

12th Cir. — 2012-12.2 In Re: Motions for Excess Fees by Court-Appointed Counsel 2

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Summary

2 verbatim requirements from 2012-12.2 In Re: Motions for Excess Fees by Court-Appointed Counsel 2.

Applies to

Twelfth Judicial Circuit (Manatee, Sarasota, DeSoto). Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

Verbatim from the operative section of https://www.jud12.flcourts.org/Portals/0/AdminOrders/Section02/AO 12-12-2.pdf, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • MOTIONS FOR EXCESS FEES BY COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL --------------------I Effective July 1, 2012, Chapter 27.5304, Florida Statutes, was amended to provide that the Chief Judge or up to two designees shall hear all motions by court-appointed counsel for additional compensation to exceed the statutory fee limits in cases that require extraordinary and unusual effort. • If an evidentiary hearing is required, the court appointed counsel must schedule the hearing with the chief judge or his designee, not the presiding judge or division judge.

Source of truth

MOTIONS FOR EXCESS FEES BY COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL --------------------I Effective July 1, 2012, Chapter 27.5304, Florida Statutes, was amended to provide that the Chief Judge or up to two designees shall hear all motions by court-appointed counsel for additional compensation to exceed the statutory fee limits in cases that require extraordinary and unusual effort.

Official source: 12th Circuit — Administrative Orders (all on one page)
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Last verified: August 2, 2026benchpath-12th-2026-08-02

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