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1 verbatim requirement on judge preferences.
Eighth Judicial Circuit — DIVISION/CIRCUIT-WIDE - Judicial Administration 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 1.12 (v1) Page 3 Appointment of the Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Region 1 Effective: September 25, 2009 responsible for contacting the proposed attorney for the AIP, determining whether the attorney is available, and inquiring as to whether the attorney has a conflict of interest. If the attorney is not available or has a conflict of interest, the attorney for the petitioner shall contact the Clerk of Court to obtain the name of the next attorney listed on the Registry. The attorney for the petitioner is responsible for preparing and filing the proposed Order Appointing Attorney and Elisor for the Alleged Incapacitated Person. Attorneys who are representing AIPs who are not indigent shall submit a petition for approval of attorney’s fees to the court. Where the AIP is not indigent and a guardianship is established, the attorney’s fees for the attorney for the AIP shall be paid from the property of the ward. See § 744.108, Fla. Stat.; Cf. § 27.511(6)(c)2, Fla. Stat. V. PROCEDURES FOR APPOINTMENTS An outline of the procedures of appointment of RCC1 or private counsel is available on the Eighth Judicial Circuit website. VI. CLERKS OF COURT The Clerks of Court in each county throughout the Eighth Judicial Circuit shall provide to RCC1 or to the court the name of the next attorney available for appointment to a conflict case or civil case. A list of the respective Clerks of Court contact persons with e-mail addresses, in each of the six counties, will be maintained on the Eighth Judicial Circuit website. VII. ORDERS OF APPOINTMENT The approved order of appointment with docket codes to be used by RCC1 and the courts when appointing RCC1 or private counsel pursuant to this order will be maintained on the Eighth Judicial Circuit website. VIII. REGISTRY The Chief Judge shall be responsible for compiling the Registry with the assistance of the
AO 1.12 (v1) Page 3 Appointment of the Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Region 1 Effective: September 25, 2009 responsible for contacting the proposed attorney for the AIP, determining whether the attorney is available, and inquiring as to whether the attorney has a conflict of interest. If the attorney is not available or has a conflict of interest, the attorney for the petitioner shall contact the Clerk of Court to obtain the name of the next attorney listed on the Registry. The attorney for the petitioner is responsible for preparing and filing the proposed Order Appointing Attorney and Elisor for the Alleged Incapacitated Person. Attorneys who are representing AIPs who are not indigent shall submit a petition for approval of attorney’s fees to the court. Where the AIP is not indigent and a guardianship is established, the attorney’s fees for the attorney for th
Reviewer note: Source sha256: 892dc8c2f053e1c093aaea720251f60deb6dd42883976194e13b8c7b1c2a75fd. Corpus categories: PROPOSED_ORDERS. Operative status as recorded: MEDIA_LIBRARY_ONLY_UNVERIFIED, CURRENT_DIRECTORY_CURRENT_VERSION. Published during the 2026-07-24 completeness pass.
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.