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1 verbatim requirement on exhibits & evidence.
Eighth Judicial Circuit — DIVISION/CIRCUIT-WIDE - Internal 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 10.02 (v4) Page 4 Local Professionalism Panel Effective: March 22, 2016 ii. By a Non-Attorney – If a non-attorney person is directly and adversely affected by conduct of an attorney that is inconsistent with the Standards of Professionalism, that person may request that the Local Professionalism Panel consider the matter by completing the Referral Form and submitting it to th e Local Professionalism Panel’s Chairperson. iii. Page Limits for Referral from Attorney and Non -Attorney – The request shall be limited to two (2) pages, exclusive of exhibits. C. Referrals from the Florida Bar’s Attorney Consumer Assistance Program (ACAP) The Local Professionalism Panel may accept referrals from the ACAP. D. Processing Referrals from Attorneys, Non-Attorneys and ACAP After receiving a referral from an attorney, non -attorney, or ACAP, the Chairperson of the Local Professionalism Panel shall review the request and notify the Respondent Attorney of the r eferral. The Chairperson may request a response, and shall determine if the matter justifies a referral to the Local Professionalism Panel. If a matter is referred to the Local Professionalism Panel, the Chairperson of the Local Professionalism Panel shall send a letter to the Respondent Attorney inviting the Respondent Attorney to meet with the Local Professionalism Panel on a date and time specified. 4. GENERAL MATTERS A. Letters Sent by Local Professionalism Panel Any letter sent by the Local Professionalism Panel to a Respondent Attorney requesting that the Respondent Attorney appear before the Local Professionalism Panel shall identify the conduct alleged to be inconsistent with the Standards of Professi onalism. The letter shall also advise the
AO 10.02 (v4) Page 4 Local Professionalism Panel Effective: March 22, 2016 ii. By a Non-Attorney – If a non-attorney person is directly and adversely affected by conduct of an attorney that is inconsistent with the Standards of Professionalism, that person may request that the Local Professionalism Panel consider the matter by completing the Referral Form and submitting it to th e Local Professionalism Panel’s Chairperson. iii. Page Limits for Referral from Attorney and Non -Attorney – The request shall be limited to two (2) pages, exclusive of exhibits. C. Referrals from the Florida Bar’s Attorney Consumer Assistance Program (ACAP) The Local Professionalism Panel may accept referrals from the ACAP. D. Processing Referrals from Attorneys, Non-Attorneys and ACAP After receiving a referral from an attorney, non -attorney, or ACAP, the Chairperson of the Local Professionalism Panel shall re
Reviewer note: Source sha256: 6fa113e2da66812352b75c7ccb886e12263f898a5cfd32a7cd30a5e09243d0f8. Corpus categories: PAGE_LIMIT | 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.