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24 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 2004-10.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Administrative orders change without notice; the circuit's own order controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order, captured live 2026-08-03 from the Duval Clerk's store; whitespace normalised only. • This Administrative Order shall be forwarded to the Justice @ Administrative Commission (known as the “JAC”) to be incorporated into the uniform contract for use in the Fourth Judicial Circuit for procuring the services of court appointed counsel in m dependency and termination of parental rights proceedings, and it shall become "Attacl1ment A" to that contract. • COMPETITIVE INTERVIEW PROCESS - Court appointed counsel as procured through a competitive interview process shall be selected by the seated judiciary of each individual county through an open interview system facilitated through the Office of the Court Administrator. • Duration of Contract — Attorneys selected through the g competitive interview process shall remain bound by the terms of this Administrative Order and the "Agrcement for Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights Attomey Services" unless and until terminated by the JAC or the attorney pursuant to the temas of that Agreement. • REGISTRY OF ATTORNEYS — The Court Administrator for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida shall maintain a registry, to be developed by the Fourth Circuit Indigent Services Committee no later than October l, 2004, composed of those attorneys who are Q eligible to serve as court appointed counsel in dependency and termination of parental rights proceedings. • However, if court appointed counsel is procured through the competitive interview process (See paragraph B l, infra), the registry shall be used when counsel obtained through that process is unable to provide representation due to a conflict of interest or reasons beyond his or her control. • Further, the attomey shall have entered into a valid contract with the JAC as well as complied with all qualifications required for court appointed counsel in the Fotu·th Judicial Circuit pursuant to this or any other Administrative Order, Rule of Court or Florida Statute. • BLIND SELECTION MANDATED — In those cases in which court § appointed counsel are appointed from the registry, the appointment of counsel shall be made by `é blind selection, as required by applicable statute, and according to such procedures as are In developed by the Fourth Judicial Circuit Indi gent Services Committee. • TOTAL COMPENSATION PAID — In those cases in which counsel are to be paid either by stage of the proceeding or hourly basis, the amount of total compensation for representation per case shall not exceed the limitations as set forth in Florida Statutes and the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure. • Provided, however, that should the presiding judge expressly find, based upon adequate documentation, that any case, involves rrnusual and/or extraordinary circumstances that merit a fee award in excess of the statutory limits, and it is necessary and reasonable to pay such fees in order to insure effective representation, the Court shall enter an Order awarding a reasonable attomey’s fee. • PAYMENT FOR CASES BY STAGE OF THE PROCEEDINGS — E Court appointed counsel for dependency cases in the Fourth Judicial Circuit shall E be entitled to compensation at the stages and rates set forth below: § a. • (i) the initial shelter or detention hearing was heard El prior to October 1, 2004, shall be entitled to Six Hundred Seventy—Five ($675.00) Dollars. • E (ii) the arraigrunent hearing was heard prior to October ¤ 1, 2004, shall be entitled to Five Hundred Forty ($540.00) Dollars. • (iii) all pre—trial motions were heard prior to October 1 , 2004, shall be entitled to Five Hundred Twenty-Five ($525.00) Dollars. • (iv) the trial was held prior to October 1, 2004, shall be entitled to One Hundred Eighty-Seven and 50/100 ($187.50) Dollars. b. • (ii) the arraignment was held prior to October 1, 2004-, shall be entitled to Seven Hundred Twenty ($720.00) Dollars. • (iii) all pre-trial motions were held prior to October 1, 2004, shall be entitled to Six Hundred Thirty ($630.00) Dollars. c. • ATTORNEY EXPENSES - Court appointed counsel shall be ¤• EE reimbursed for reasonable expenses upon appropriate documentation. • Online legal research costs (not to exceed the actual-costs 1 S to the attomey) Q c. • COURT REPORTERS — Court appointed counsel shall obtain court reporter services from the same contract court reporter provider utilized by the courts, the state attorney and the public defender in this circuit and all court reporter per diem charges, reporting fees and transcription fees shall be in accord with the terms of the local court, state attorney and public defender contracts in effect at the time the services are provided. • It shall not be necessary for counsel to file a motion with the court to secure the services of a court reporter. • Payment shall be made for court reporter services in accordance with JAC contract procedures for payment of due process costs. • TRANSCRIPTS - Court appointed counsel shall obtain prior court approval for any witness transcript or to obtain any transcript before the case is set for trial. • Payment shall be made for court reporter services in accordance with JAC contract procedures for payment of due process costs. : • However, in the event that court appointed counsel determines that the services of an interpreter are necessary to the @ representation, he or she shall tile a motion with the court certifying that need in order to obtain an order authorizing the delivery of interpreter services.
This Administrative Order shall be forwarded to the Justice @ Administrative Commission (known as the “JAC”) to be incorporated into the uniform contract for use in the Fourth Judicial Circuit for procuring the services of court appointed counsel in m dependency and termination of parental rights proceedings, and it shall become "Attacl1ment A" to that contract.
Reviewer note: Composed from the clerk's own bytes during the 4th's ledger close 2026-08-03 (sha256 fda00e68d0d14e1c…).
2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.
1 verbatim requirement from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1987-09.