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7 verbatim requirements from admin. order AO 2.37 - In Re: Twentieth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Standing Committee(9/15/16) [Judicial].
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/ao_2_37.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • The Twentieth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Standing Committee shall be charged with the duty to assess pro bono legal services provided within the Twentieth Judicial Circuit~ and to plan, develop, prepare and administer a circuit-wide pro bono attorney plan to ensure that the purposes of Rule 4-6.5, Rules Regulating the Florida Bar (See Attachment A), are fully met. • The Twentieth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Standing Committee shall initially consist of the following members: a. • The Committee shall have such duties and responsibilities as set forth in Rule 4-6.5, • The Committee shall meet as oflen us is necessary to fulfill its responsibilities, but not less than twice annually. • A copy of any plan developed by the Committee~ and a copy of any written report required to be submitted to The Florida Bar Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services shall be provided to the Chief Judge. • To the extent that any provision of this Administrative Order may be construed as being in conflict with any law, statute, or rule, the law, statute, or rule shall prevail. • In each judicial circuit the chief judge of the circuit, or the chiefjudge's designee, shall appoint and convene the initial circuit pro hono committee and the committee will appoint its chair.
The Twentieth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Standing Committee shall be charged with the duty to assess pro bono legal services provided within the Twentieth Judicial Circuit~ and to plan, develop, prepare and administer a circuit-wide pro bono attorney plan to ensure that the purposes of Rule 4-6.5, Rules Regulating the Florida Bar (See Attachment A), are fully met.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 89085118d51a9ec570d1fb1c273f3a6d2e24f63f7dd92db2674dd2e66f75a007. Extracted from the order's own text layer.
Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.