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36 verbatim requirements from document (unlisted) [unlisted] Rule_2535_JA_2010.
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/Rule_2535_JA_2010.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Any proceeding shall be reported on the request of any party. • The party so requesting shall pay the reporting fees, but this requirement shall not preclude the taxation of costs as authorized by law. • When trial proceedings are being reported, no part of the proceedings shall be omitted unless all of the parties agree to do so and the court approves the agreement. • When a deposition is being reported, no part of the proceedings shall be omitted unless all of the parties and the witness so agree. • When a party or a witness seeks to terminate or suspend the taking of a deposition for the time necessary to seek a court order, the court reporter shall discontinue reporting the testimony of the witness. • The chief judge shall have the discretion to adopt an administrative order establishing maximum fees for court reporting services. • Any such order must make a specific factual finding that the setting of such maximum fees is necessary to ensure access to the courts. • Such finding shall include consideration of the num-ber of court reporters in the county or circuit, any past history of fee schedules, and any other relevant factors. • Transcripts of all judicial proceedings, including depositions, shall be uniform in and for all courts throughout the state. • (1) All proceedings shall be printed on paper 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches in size and bound on the left. • (2) There shall be no fewer than 25 printed lines per page with all lines numbered 1 through 25, respectively, and with no more than a double space between lines. -- 1 of 3 -- (3) Font size or print shall be 9 or 10 pica, 12-point courier, or 12-point Times New Roman print with no less than 56 characters per line on questions and answers unless the text of the speaker ends short of marginal requirements. • (4) Colloquy material shall begin on the same line following the identification of the speaker, with no more than 2 spaces between the identification of the speaker and the commencement of the colloquy. • The identification of the speaker in colloquy shall begin no more than 10 spaces from the left margin, and carry-over colloquy shall be indented no more than 5 spaces from the left margin. • (5) Each question and answer shall begin on a separate line no more than 5 spaces from the left margin with no more than 5 spaces from the “Q” or “A” to the text. • Carry-over question and answer lines shall be brought to the left margin. • (6) Quoted material shall begin no more than 10 spaces from the left margin with carry-over lines beginning no more than 10 spaces from the left margin. • (7) Indentations of no more than 10 spaces may be used for paragraphs, and all spaces on a line as herein provided shall be used unless the text of the speaker ends short of marginal requirements. • Parentheticals exceeding 1 line shall begin no more than 10 spaces from the left margin, with carry-over lines being returned to the left margin. • (9) Individual volumes of a transcript, including depositions, shall be no more than 200 pages in length, inclusive of the index. • (10) Deviation from these standards shall not constitute grounds for limiting use of transcripts in the trial or appellate courts. • Approved court reporters, civil court reporters, and approved transcriptionists shall comply with all rules and statutes governing the proceeding that are applicable to court reporters and approved transcriptionists. • All proceedings required by law, court rule, or administrative order to be reported shall be reported at public expense. • The chief judge, after consultation with the circuit court and county court judges in the circuit, shall enter an administrative order developing and implementing a circuit-wide plan for the court reporting of all proceedings required to be reported at public expense using either full or part time court employees or independent contractors. • The plan shall ensure that all court reporting services are provided by approved court reporters or approved transcriptionists. • Each circuit’s plan for court reporting services shall be developed after consideration of guidelines issued by the Office of the State Courts Administrator. • A chief judge may enter a circuit-wide administrative order, which shall be recorded, authorizing the electronic recording and subsequent transcription by approved court reporters or approved transcriptionists, of any judicial proceedings, including depositions, that are otherwise required to be reported by a court reporter. • Appropriate procedures shall be prescribed in the order which shall: -- 2 of 3 -- (A) set forth responsibilities for the court’s support personnel to ensure a reliable record of the proceedings; • (A) Court personnel shall provide notice to participants in a courtroom proceeding that electronic recording equipment is in use and that they should safeguard information they do not want recorded. • (B) Attorneys shall take all reasonable and available precautions to protect disclosure of confidential communications in the courtroom. • Testimony in grand jury proceedings shall be reported by an approved court reporter, but shall not be transcribed unless required by order of court. • Other parts of grand jury proceedings, including deliberations and voting, shall not be reported. • The approved court reporter’s work product, including stenographic notes, electronic recordings, and transcripts, shall be filed with the clerk of the court under seal. • The chief judge, after consultation with the circuit court judges in the circuit, shall enter an administrative order developing and implementing a circuit-wide plan for court reporting in all trials in which the state seeks the death penalty and in capital post-conviction proceedings. • The plan shall require the use of all measures necessary to expedite the preparation of the transcript, including but not limited to: • Transcription of hearings for appeals of orders in juvenile dependency and termination of parental rights cases shall be given priority, consistent with rule • The definitions of ―electronic record‖ in subdivision (a)(5) and of ―official record‖ in subdivision (a)(6) are intended to clarify that when a court proceeding is electronically recorded by means of audio, analog, digital, or video equipment, and is also recorded via a written transcript prepared by a court reporter, the written transcript shall be the ―official record‖ of the proceeding to the exclusion of all electronic records.
Any proceeding shall be reported on the request of any party.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: fdeb2c138de9f71850f7470393b1102895112070516c37ea3fd02a541ba60b03. 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.