Berthiaume v. Justice Administrative Commission

CRENSHAW, Judge.

Michelle Berthiaume served as private, court-appointed counsel to a criminal defendant and filed a motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to section 27.5304, Florida Statutes (2009), to receive compensation for her representation. She now challenges the summary denial of her motion, and we treat the appeal as a petition for certiorari. See Justice Admin. Comm’n v. Peterson, 989 So.2d 663, 665 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008). We conclude, and the Justice Administrative Commission (JAC) concedes, that the trial court departed from the essential requirements of law by summarily denying…