5 verbatim requirements from admin. order AO 3.5 - Court Appointed Attorney Compensation (5/3/04) [Criminal].
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/ao_3_5.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • During trials, compensation shall not exceed $800.00 per day. • Fees on appeal of any case are not to exceed half of the fee amount awarded for the trial of the case, unless the Court finds that a larger tee is wammted following a hearing on the matter with notice to all concerned parties. • The Court recognizes that Florida Statute § 925.036(2) provides that compensation for repre sentation shall not exceed the following: • In any such ca se, counsel who petitions the Court for such additional compensation shall set the matter for hearing before the Court with notice to the State Attorney's Office and the County • 925.036, and the creation o f Florida Statutes §§ 27.40, 27.42, and 27.5304, efTective July I, 2004, it is ordered that this Adm inistrative Ordcr shall expire and shall no longer be e!kctivc on or after July I, 2004.
During trials, compensation shall not exceed $800.00 per day.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 79029a9ef51f027b82360a57338dc36c683293524bc1ee7c2acca1448745150b. 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.