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2 verbatim requirements from admin. order AO 3.7 - Guardian Ad Litem For Minor Witnesses Victims (1/28/91) [Criminal].
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/ao_3_7.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the State Attorney's Office shall, as soon as possible, after determining that a minor is involved in a criminal proceeding as a victim or as a witness, move the appropriate Court to appoint a Guardian Ad Litem or other advocate to represent the minor; and it is further • Office, shall appoint a Guardian Ad Litem or other advocate ~ represent each and every minor involved in any criminal proceeding either as a victim or as a witness.
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the State Attorney's Office shall, as soon as possible, after determining that a minor is involved in a criminal proceeding as a victim or as a witness, move the appropriate Court to appoint a Guardian Ad Litem or other advocate to represent the minor; and it is further
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 5e2173ca29d09a67d8993d8191b6b4d981c0ea06599ace6899070e5ccee4472c. 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.