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10 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Court Appointed Evaluation Expert Witness Services Registry — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
Fifth Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.circuit5.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-2021-5.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Attorneys appointed to represent individuals in all criminal proceedings, including the following: in the Fifth Judicial Circuit shall be entitled to compensation by the Justice Administrative • Out of circuit travel within the State of Florida is reimbursable and shall be reimbursed at the per diem and mileage rates as set forth by statute or regulation for public employees of the State of Florida. • An attorney appointed to represent an individual pursuant to this Order shall render legal services to his/her client from the time of appointment through the conclusion of the case. • The appointed attorney shall remain the attorney of record until the court terminates jurisdiction or until otherwise relieved from further representation by the presiding Judge. • State funds through the Office of the State Courts Administrator and in order to establish uniformity throughout the Fifth Circuit regarding such compensation all due process costs shall be compensated as outlined in Attachment "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein. • The rates herein shall apply to all experts and other service providers providing a service on or after the date of this Order and in which the experts are paid with State funds, unless otherwise ordered by the Court due to extraordinary circumstances. • In order to provide compensation due process services, specifically, spoken language interpretation, translation, sign language interpretation, court reporting stenography and transcription services, where such providers are paid with State funds through the Office of the State Courts Administrator and in order to establish uniformity throughout the Fifth Circuit regarding such compensation all due process costs shall be compensated as outlined in Attachment "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein. • The rates herein shall apply to all service providers providing a service on or after the date of this Order and in which the experts are paid with State funds, unless otherwise ordered by the Court due to extraordinary circumstances. • Payment amounts higher than the rates listed in the chart are allowable in extraordinary circumstances with prior approval by the court; however, documentation ofreason must be included in orders and invoices i Allowable rates are based on a flat per-evaluation rate. • Testimony-related rates for other types of evaluations are left to the circuit to determine based on the type ofexpert testifying. iiii Committee to consist of one psychiatrist or physician; remainder must be either a psychologist, gerontologist, another psychiatrist, or other physician, a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, licensed social worker, a person with an advanced degree in gerontology from an accredited institution ofhigher education, or other person who by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may, in the court's discretion, advise the court in the form ofan expert opinion -- 4 of 4 --
Attorneys appointed to represent individuals in all criminal proceedings, including the following: in the Fifth Judicial Circuit shall be entitled to compensation by the Justice Administrative
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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.