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9 verbatim requirements from document (unlisted) [unlisted] RULE_2_560.
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/RULE_2_560.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • In any criminal or juvenile delinquency proceeding in which a non-English-speaking person is the accused, an interpreter for the non-English-speaking person shall be appointed. • In any criminal or juvenile delinquency proceeding in which a non-English-speaking person is a vic-tim, an interpreter shall be appointed unless the court finds that the victim does not require the services of a court-appointed interpreter. • In all other proceedings in which a non-English-speaking person is a litigant, an in- terpreter for the non-English-speaking litigant shall be appointed if the court determines that the litigant’s ina-bility to comprehend English deprives the litigant of an understanding of the court proceedings, that a funda-mental interest is at stake (such as in a civil commitment, termination of parental rights, paternity, or dependen-cy proceeding), and that no alternative to the appointment of an interpreter exists. • In any proceeding in which a non-English-speaking person is a witness, the appointment of an interpreter shall be governed by the applicable provisions of the Florida Evidence Code. • Whenever possible, a certified or duly qualified interpreter, as defined in the Rules for Certification and Regula-tion of Court Interpreters, shall be appointed. • In any criminal or juvenile delinquency proceeding in which the interpreter is neither certified nor duly qualified, the court shall advise the accused, on the record, that the proposed interpreter is not certified or duly qualified pur-suant to the • The accused’s objection to the ap-pointment of a proposed interpreter, or the accused’s waiver of the appointment of a certified or duly qualified interpreter, shall also be on the record. • The appointment of an interpreter who is neither certified nor duly qualified shall be limited to a specific proceeding and shall not be extended to subsequent proceedings in a case without additional findings of good cause and qualification as required by subdivision (e)(2) of this rule, and additional compliance with the proce-dures for on-the-record objections or waivers provided for in subdivision (e)(3) of this rule. -- 1 of 2 -- (f) Privileged Communications. • Whenever a person communicates through an interpreter to any person un-der circumstances that would render the communication privileged and such person could not be compelled to testify as to the communication, the privilege shall also apply to the interpreter. -- 2 of 2 --
In any criminal or juvenile delinquency proceeding in which a non-English-speaking person is the accused, an interpreter for the non-English-speaking person shall be appointed.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: ed5dc34cc7f0727a760770ddd6cc7e141b0b4b0188b61f855839b4e2831ab98c. 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.