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4 verbatim requirements from administrative order 07-96-16-02 - Amended Order Governing The Assignment Of Judges To Hear Postconviction And Post-Sentencing Motions In Felony Cases.
9th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/07-96-16-02%20governing%20judge%20assignments%20to%20postconviction%20cases.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Unless otherwise directed by the Florida Supreme Court, in any case in which the defendant has been sentenced to death, the judge who presided over the original proceeding shall be assigned to hear any type of postconviction or collateral relief proceeding brought by the defendant, provided that the judge is active or otherwise available to serve. • If the judge who -- 1 of 2 -- 2 presided over the original proceeding is no longer active or otherwise available to serve, such proceedings shall be assigned to the judge then presiding over the subdivision where the case is assigned. • That judge shall continue to hear all subsequent proceedings for as long as that judge is active or otherwise available to serve, in keeping with the Florida Supreme Court’s intent of judicial efficiency and continuity. • Any postconviction or post-sentencing motions including motions requesting a reduction or mitigation of a felony county jail or Department of Corrections sentence, motions requesting a reduction or mitigation by way of reduction of a straight sentence, or a legal split sentence, motions to correct illegal sentences, motions to reduce jail time as a condition of probation and motions to correct credit for time served shall be heard by the presiding judge in the subdivision to which the case is assigned.
Unless otherwise directed by the Florida Supreme Court, in any case in which the defendant has been sentenced to death, the judge who presided over the original proceeding shall be assigned to hear any type of postconviction or collateral relief proceeding brought by the defendant, provided that the judge is active or otherwise available to serve.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 4c1cd08e37cc3720fa0f2a45ef4e425d6961987db38f23cbe4c310817813450e. Extracted from the order's own text layer.
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.