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The Fourth Region's presiding-judge procedures for court-appointed attorneys' fee appeals under Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 26.05, applying to the district and county courts of the region's twenty-two counties: an appeal lies from a trial court's attorney-fee decision or from its failure to decide within the 60-day period of article 26.05(c); the appeal packet (the written documentation sent to the trial court, a copy of the court's decision with the written findings and reasons article 26.05 requires, and a motion or letter explaining why the decision should be modified) must be sent to both the Presiding Judge and the trial court within fourteen days after the attorney receives notice of the decision, by e-mail with PDF attachments or by hard copy to the region's office at the Bexar County Courthouse; the trial court may modify its findings or decision in writing within five days of receiving the packet, sending the modification to the Presiding Judge and the attorney; and the Presiding Judge "determine[s] the appropriate amount of payment" under article 26.05(c) and notifies the attorney and the trial court. Signed January 17, 2017 by Presiding Judge David Peeples; effective for decisions made on or after January 20, 2017.
Applies to court-appointed attorneys' appeals under Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 26.05(c) from the attorney-fee decisions (or a failure to decide within 60 days) of the district and county courts of the twenty-two counties of the Fourth Administrative Judicial Region (South Texas). Procedural information only, not legal advice.
PROCEDURES FOR ATTORNEY FEE APPEALS IN THE FOURTH ADMINISTRATIVE JUDICIAL REGION Article 26.05 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure allows court-appointed attorneys to appeal trial court decisions compensating them for attorney fees and other costs and expenses in criminal cases. The procedures stated below apply to appeals from the district and county courts of the twenty-two counties in the Fourth Region. (1) Article 26.05 supplemented. Appeals must comply with the procedures stated in article 26.05 and with these procedures. (2) Decisions and failure to make a timely decision. A court-appointed attorney may appeal either (a) a trial court's attorney-fee decision or (b) its failure to make a decision within the 60-day time period stated by article 26.05 (c). (3) Appeal documents. The appeal must contain: (a) the written documentation that was sent to the trial court; (b) a copy of the court's decision and the written findings and reasons required by article 26.05; and (c) an explanation (with additional written documentation, if needed) why the trial court's decision should be modified. The explanation may be contained in a motion or a letter. These documents must be sent to the Presiding Judge and to the trial court. (4) Time for appeal. An appeal is initiated by filing the appeal documents with the Presiding Judge within fourteen days after the attorney receives notice of the trial court's decision. (5) Place of filing. The appeal documents must be sent to the Presiding Judge either by email (with attachments in pdf format) or by hard copy to one of the following addresses: dpeeples@bexar.org or Fourth Administrative Judicial Region, Bexar County Courthouse, 100 Dolorosa, Room 4.08, San Antonio, Texas 78205. (6) Modification of decision during appeal. The trial court may modify the findings or the decision within five days of receiving the appeal documents. Any modification must be in writing and must be sent to the Presiding Judge and the attorney. (7) Decision. The Presiding Judge will "determine the appropriate amount of payment" under article 26.05 (c) and will notify the attorney and the trial court of the decision. (8) Effective date. These rules take effect and apply to decisions made by trial courts on or after January 20, 2017. Signed: January 17, 2017. [signature] David Peeples, Presiding Judge
Procedures for Attorney Fee Appeals in the Fourth Administrative Judicial Region. Article 26.05 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure allows court-appointed attorneys to appeal trial court decisions compensating them for attorney fees and other costs and expenses in criminal cases. The procedures stated below apply to appeals from the district and county courts of the twenty-two counties in the Fourth Region. (1) Article 26.05 supplemented. (2) Decisions and failure to make a timely decision. (3) Appeal documents. (4) Time for appeal — fourteen days after notice of the trial court's decision. (5) Place of filing. (6) Modification of decision during appeal — five days. (7) Decision. (8) Effective date — decisions on or after January 20, 2017.
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-08 by vision-lane transcription of the region page's one-page instrument (image-only; custody sha 2bcfc18fcc…). Signed January 17, 2017 by then-Presiding Judge David Peeples and still posted unamended in 2026 under Presiding Judge Sid Harle (appointed August 2017): paragraph (5) routes e-mail filings to the former presiding judge's address (dpeeples@bexar.org), which is transcribed as printed — practitioners should confirm the current filing address with the region office (Bexar County Courthouse, 100 Dolorosa, Room 4.08, San Antonio). Region-level instrument (no county), so no judge or court join.
The Justice Court Appeal Rules sheet posted by JP Precinct 1 Place 2 (April 2026 edition, captured from the court's own page): the TRCP 506.1 appeal-perfection requirements from justice court to the County Courts at Law — bond amounts and the 21-day window, filing fees, and the inability-to-pay alternative; the composition also carries the court's Repair & Remedy appeal sheet (Rule 509.8): 21-day written notice of appeal, enforcement stayed on timely notice with no bond required, appellant pays county-court costs, the $64 justice-court appeal fee, and the County Clerk's 20-day fee window.
The Presiding Judge's procedure for court-appointed attorneys' fee appeals under Code of Criminal Procedure art. 26.05: the attorney files a motion with the Presiding Judge of the Seventh Region within twenty (20) days of the trial court's order disapproving the fee, or within eighty (80) days of submitting the request if the trial court fails to act, stating the listed case and billing details and attaching the trial court's order and the county's fee schedule; the Presiding Judge abates ruling for ten days while the trial court may enter a revised payment order; a contested matter is noticed within five days and the trial court files written findings (Appendix A); otherwise the Presiding Judge rules under art. 26.05(c) by an order in the form of Appendix B, and the county pays the approved amount within 45 days.