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1 verbatim requirement on exhibits & evidence.
Eighth Judicial Circuit — DIVISION/CIRCUIT-WIDE - Appellate only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the published source, captured 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used. • AO 2.01 (v3) Appellate Procedure Page 4 Effective: January 13, 2026 POST-MANDATE MOTIONS; RETURN OF CASE FILE AND EVIDENCE TO LOWER TRIBUNAL 14 . If there are no motions pending after mandate is rendered, then 30 days after r e n d i ti o n o f t h e m a n d a t e o r , i f t h e c a s e fi l e c o n t a i n s a p o s t - m a n d a t e m o ti o n w h i c h h a s b e e n disposed of by order of the Court, then on the 31st day following rendition of the order, the appellate case file, exhibits, and evidence shall be returned to the lower tribunal Clerk. If the appellate case file contains no post-mandate motions, then on the 31st day following the rendition of the mandate the Clerk shall transmit the appellate case file, together with all briefs, exhibits, and evidence, back to the lower tribunal Clerk. Any appellate file containing a post- mandate motion which has not been disposed of by Court order shall remain in the custody and control of the appellate Clerk until such time as a disposition occurs. P RO SE PARTIES 15 . Parties appearing before the Court pro se, or representing themselves without the benefit of an attorney, shall comply with the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. The Appellate Practice Section of the Florida Bar has compiled a handbook to assist persons representing themselves on appeal, titled Pro Se Appellate Handbook: Representing Yourself on Appeal. The handbook is available on the internet, at the web address: http://prose.flabarappellate.org/default.asp. T his administrative order supersedes prior Administrative Order 2.01(v2) “Appellate Procedure” dated July 1, 2014. O RDERED ON this ____ day of January, 2026. _______ ___________________________________ William E. Davis, Chief Judge 13th
AO 2.01 (v3) Appellate Procedure Page 4 Effective: January 13, 2026 POST-MANDATE MOTIONS; RETURN OF CASE FILE AND EVIDENCE TO LOWER TRIBUNAL 14 . If there are no motions pending after mandate is rendered, then 30 days after r e n d i ti o n o f t h e m a n d a t e o r , i f t h e c a s e fi l e c o n t a i n s a p o s t - m a n d a t e m o ti o n w h i c h h a s b e e n disposed of by order of the Court, then on the 31st day following rendition of the order, the appellate case file, exhibits, and evidence shall be returned to the lower tribunal Clerk. If the appellate case file contains no post-mandate motions, then on the 31st day following the rendition of the mandate the Clerk shall transmit the appellate case file, together with all briefs, exhibits, and evidence, back to the lower tribunal Clerk. Any appellate file containing a post- mandate motion which has not been disposed of by Court
Reviewer note: Source sha256: b26b20918a48cf8438f42d2481072eac3f84f4c3eab38f5dc70ee065b1ee108b. Corpus categories: EXHIBITS. Operative status as recorded: CURRENT_DIRECTORY_CURRENT_VERSION. Published during the 2026-07-24 completeness pass.
Judge Sherman requires TWO identical bound hard-copy sets of pre-marked exhibits for evidentiary hearings at least 7 days out — and anything over 50 pages must arrive as bound hard copies by mail.
Judge Hafele: exhibits in chambers three days before any evidentiary proceeding, courtesy copies two days out, all hearing materials three business days ahead, and interpreter requests seven days in advance.
Judge Mullinax wants physical copies of all documents and exhibits for in-person hearings/trials provided five days in advance; orders in Word (no macros/columns/tabs) within 48 hours, final judgments with a 3-inch top-right margin.