4th Cir. Admin. Order 1986-33 — Administrative Order No. 86-33 Compensation for Court Appointed Attorneys in Criminal Cases · BenchPath

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4th Cir. Admin. Order 1986-33 — Administrative Order No. 86-33 Compensation for Court Appointed Attorneys in Criminal Cases

High confidence· verified July 26, 2026Administrative Orders4th Jud. Cir. Admin. Order 1986-33 (Duval Clerk repository)

Summary

12 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1986-33 (a further document filed under the same order number).

Applies to

Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1986-33 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-26; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS, Florida Statute 925.036(1) further provides that the Chief Judge oC the Circuit shall determine the hourly rate oC compensation lor such representation within the maximum fee limits established by that Sectionj and • Payment of this fee shall not require documentation of hours or services performed "I'd shal! be paid regardless oC the manner in which the case is concluded. • This compensation shall not apply if the appointed attorney is permitted to withdraw prior to completion of the case, at which time the presiding Judge of the division in Which the case is pending shall determine the appropriate fee • -- 1 of 2 -- rt ". • For all work up to eight hours oC work. performed. a nat fee of $300.00 shall be paid, without requirement of documentation of services performed. • For re(?resentation exceeding .eight hours, documentation of ~ services performed shall be required and compensation shall be at the rate of $40.00 per hour for in or out of court work for all hours. • Compensation for actual trial shall be at the rate of $50.00 per hour. • The Judge presiding over the case shall determine what work constitutes "actual trial" work. • For all work up to five hours, a flat tee oC $200.00 shall be paid, without requirement for documentation of services performed. • For representation exceeding flve hours, which shall require documentation of all hours, shall be at the rate of $40.00 per hour in or out of court, regardless or trial. • A flat fee of $250.00 shall be paid for representation in each case, regardless of the· hours or services performed, and. no documentation wl11 be required. • This" Order shall not and does not apply to appointment of private counsel In representation of juvenile dependency matters. • This Order shall ~pply to all cases . wherein the appointment of counsel occurs on or alter December 1. 1986. .' . _~ AND ORDERED in ('.:~'t;;y' of December. 1986.

Source of truth

WHEREAS, Florida Statute 925.036(1) further provides that the Chief Judge oC the Circuit shall determine the hourly rate oC compensation lor such representation within the maximum fee limits established by that Sectionj and

Official source: Duval County Clerk of Courts — Fourth Circuit administrative orders
Source health: Healthy · checked July 26, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: July 26, 2026benchpath-duval-variants-2026-07-26

Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 342ac236f1c0536633e62855a58994cf3856facb85cd63684165f91d4962f2bf. Extracted from the order's own text layer. One of several documents the Clerk publishes under order number 1986-33.