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32 verbatim requirements from admin. order AO 2.5 - Judicial Labor And Rotation Policy (Amended 5/30/12) [Judicial].
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/ao_2_5.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • In the case of simultaneous appointment or election to the Circuit Bench, seniority shall be determined by looking first to the number of years of prior service to the Circuit • Geographical Divisions - Divisions within the Twentieth Judicial Circuit shall, to the extent possible, be confined to one county. • Case Divisions - To the extent practicable, Circuit Court caseloads shall be broken s 419 ea a a -- 1 of 6 -- down into divisions as follows: • These divisions shall be created and maintained by the Chief Judge and shall be subject to review based upon statistical data provided by the Court Administrator. • Assignments within each division shall be as provided herein. • Service of at least twelve (12) consecutive months within any division in the county of rotation shall be considered a completed assignment within that particular division • The Twentieth Judicial Circuit shall be divided into geographical groups with Circuit • As often as may be necessary, but in no event less than once every two years beginning November 1, 2001, the Chief Judge of the circuit shall direct the Comt Administrator to prepare a statistical report of the caseload throughout the circuit for the preceding two years. • Based upon this statistical report, the Chief Judge shall divide the circuit into geographical divisions as equitably as possible, and assign each Circuit Judge of the circuit to one geographical division on the basis of seniority. • Each Judge of the circuit shall have chambers located in an appropriate county and facility as determined by the Chief Judge; and mileage, per diem, or other travel expenses shall not be chargeable to those chambers from the Judge's residency. • Judge shall be required to change connties during any two-year assignment under the Assignment • Rotation Policy as set forth below, unless, in the opinion of the Chief Judge, exigent circumstances exist such that a change is required. • After the passage of such circumstances, the Judge shall return to the original county from which the Judge was moved. • Any Judge, elected or appointed, who fills a judicial vacancy or newly created judicial vacancy (as those terms are defined in this Order) shall be entitled to the geographical and case division established for the vacancy unless a Judge of senior tenure should desire the geographical and case division. • For the purpose of determining whether a Judge of senior tenure desires the geographical and case division of that vacancy, the Chief Judge shall issue a written notice to all 3 • Circuit Judges announcing the vacancy, and any Judge who desires the vacancy must notify the • Chief Judge of such desire no later than ten (10) days following the written notice. • The Judge with the most seniority who seeks to fill the vacancy shall receive the assignment. • A and B, when a Judge moves from one geographical division to another, that Judge's seniority shall be defined as set forth in Paragraph I.A. • Administrative Order shall preside in the county of that vacancy for a minimum of twelve (12) months. • The Chief Judge, upon leaving office, shall be permitted the option of either exchanging dockets with the successor Chief Judge or the divisional assignment of his or her choosing. • Any Circuit Judge so displaced by such election shall be assigned to the vacant division. • Collier and Lee County Circuit Courts are and shall continue to be fully divisionalized. • Hendry and Glades Counties do not currently possess the population base or caseloads sufficient to warrant the establishment of any division of judicial labor as does exist in Charlotte, Collier and • Beginning January I, 2002 and every two years thereafter, or such other time as circumstances may warrant, the Chief Judge shall determine whether any Circuit Judge within the • For the purpose of determining whether any Judges wish to participate in a rotation, the Chief Judge shall issue a written notice to all Circuit Judges within a reasonable time after • January 1st of each even numbered year, am1ouncing the two-year rotation period, and any Judge who desires to enter rotation must notify the Chief Judge in writing of such desire no later than ten (10) days following the written notice. • Judges electing to rotate may not choose the case division to which they will be assigned. • A Judge may not return to a case division held immediately before that Judge's election to participate in a judicial rotation until after a complete rotation through the other divisions has been accomplished. • Nothing in this Order shall be construed so as to affect those judicial rotations which are scheduled to take place on July 1, 2012. • To the extent that this Administrative Order may conflict with any rule, statute, or law, the rule, statute, or law shall prevail. • Nothing in this Administrative Order shall be construed as removing any authority afforded to the Chief Judge by Fla.
In the case of simultaneous appointment or election to the Circuit Bench, seniority shall be determined by looking first to the number of years of prior service to the Circuit
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 4beffc2a4c5ec009b6af6b7e835b95cd491547d8e2fbbcb1d4ef7be224062902. 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.