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8 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2010-02.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2010-02 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS, § 27.5l(l), Florida Statutes, provides that the Public Defender shall represent any person determined to be indigent under § 27.52, Florida Statutes; • Second Judicial Circuit, shall, "after the record on appeal is transmitted to the appellate court," handle all circuit court appeals "on behalf of any public defender within the district comprising the First District Court of Appeal;" • WHEREAS, 9.140, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, provides that after judgment and sentence, (d)(l) The attorney of record for a defendant in a criminal proceeding shall not be relieved of any professional duties, or be permitted to withdraw as defense counsel of record, except with approval of the lower tribunal on good cause shown on written motion, until either the time has expired for filing an authorized notice of appeal and no such notice has been filed by the defendant or the state, or after the following have been completed: ` (A) a notice of appeal or cross—appeal has been filed on behalf of the defendant or the state; • (D) designations to the court reporter have been filed for transcripts of those portions of the proceedings necessary to support the issues on appeal or, if transcripts will require the expenditure of public funds for the defendant, of those portions of the proceedings necessary to support the statement of judicial acts to be reviewed; and (E) in publicly funded defense and state appeals, the lower tribunal has appointed the public defender for the local circuit court, who shall initially remain counsel for the appeal until the record is transmitted to the • That the presiding judge in any criminal case in the Fourth Judicial Circuit involving an indigent defendant shall not allow trial counsel to withdraw from the case after disposition until either the time has expired for filing an authorized notice of appeal and no such notice has been filed by the defendant or trial counsel has filed all of the pleadings required by 9.l40(d)(l)(A)-(D), Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, and until the Public Defender, Fourth Judicial Circuit, has been appointed to handle the appeal until the record is transmitted to the appellate court, in compliance with Rule • That the presiding judge in any criminal case in the Fourth Judicial Circuit involving an indigent defendant shall not appoint the Office of Criminal Conflict and • That this Administrative Order shall take effect immediately and remain in effect until further Order of the Court, and all terms and conditions set forth herein shall apply in full force and effect unless and until otherwise ordered by this Court. • That this Order shall be recorded in the Official Records of Duval County in the State of Florida, and copies furnished by the Clerk of Court in each County.
WHEREAS, § 27.5l(l), Florida Statutes, provides that the Public Defender shall represent any person determined to be indigent under § 27.52, Florida Statutes;
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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.