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13 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Interpreter Services – English — 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/2017/10/a2016-29-a.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Court Interpreting Services Program shall abide by the following requirements: • The language access coordinator for the Fifth Judicial Circuit shall be • If the services of an interpreter are needed, requests shall be made no less than two (2) business days in advance of the scheduled court event for Spanish language court interpreters, and no less than (7) days in advance of the scheduled court event for sign language and any spoken language, other than Spanish. • Once the need for an interpreter has been identified, the requesting party must contact the • Court interpreters shall not be required to hold discussions or interpretation to defendants without the presence of the defend t' s counsel, unless directed by the court. • Court interpreters shall not be required to sit in the jury box wi h a defendant and shall not accompany an attorney into a holding ce l to conduct "in-custody" client interviews. • When necessary, the judge shall instruc the court interpreter to assist an attorney with communicating wit an "in-custody" client once the defendant is brought into the courtro m. • Court interpreters shall not accompany defendants or any other LEP individual to the Probation Office or Clerk's Office except to assist the Judge with jury venire in the jury assembly room. • Court interpreters may sight translate brief court documents during a court proceeding, but shall not explain court documents, procedures, or otherwise communicate with litigants outside of the court proceeding. • Interpreters shall not be required to translate disposition reports or case plans during court proceedings due to the excessive length of the document. • If foreign language audio or video recordings are to be used as evidence in a trial or hearing, the party offering the recording shall translate the recording into English at his or her own expense, or as provided for indigent criminal defendants, and shall provide in 3 -- 3 of 4 -- advance a copy of the recording, foreign language transcript, and transcript of the English translation to opposing counsel and the cou1t. • The comt interpreter shall not interpret audio or video recordings during cou1t proceedings. • Meaningful access to interpreter services shall be provided fo r LEP individuals whose presence or participation in a comt matter is necessary and appropriate; whe th er civil, criminal, or court managed pro grams or court services matters.
Court Interpreting Services Program shall abide by the following requirements:
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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.