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A standing order of the District Courts of Caldwell, Comal and Hays Counties setting the compensation schedule for deputy (visiting) court reporters and the procedure and rates for preparing court-ordered transcripts in criminal cases on appeal where defense counsel is court-appointed.
Applies to the preparation of the court reporter's record in criminal appeals with court-appointed counsel in Comal County. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Standing Order Regarding Deputy Court Reporter Compensation and All Court Reporters' Records in Criminal Cases with Court-Appointed Counsel, adopted by the District Judges of Caldwell, Comal and Hays Counties (22nd, 207th, 274th, 421st, 428th, 433rd, 453rd and 466th Judicial District Courts; ordered July 6, 2022): (1) Deputy Court Reporters will be paid not more than $600.00 per day, with overtime at $46.00 per hour after 5:00 p.m., and travel expenses not reimbursed unless the reporter does not live in a contiguous county or prior approval is obtained; (2) for Official and Deputy Court Reporters, when there is a court order in a criminal case on appeal where defense counsel is court-appointed, the reporter should prepare an original of the transcript at $3.50 per page plus one copy at $1.15 per page, and shall not charge for a word index without an additional court order; (3) the original record shall be filed with the Court of Appeals and the copy with the District Clerk, and the District Attorney's Office and court-appointed defense counsel are encouraged to check out the copy from the District Clerk's file (no extra copy prepared without prior court approval); and (4) all invoices submitted under the order to court administration shall be itemized by each category of fee.
Standing Order Regarding Deputy Court Reporter Compensation and All Court Reporters' Records in Criminal Cases with Court-Appointed Counsel, adopted by the District Judges of Caldwell, Comal and Hays Counties (22nd, 207th, 274th, 421st, 428th, 433rd, 453rd and 466th Judicial District Courts; ordered July 6, 2022): (1) Deputy Court Reporters will be paid not more than $600.00 per day, with overtime
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (image-only PDF read through the vision lane). Shared Caldwell/Comal/Hays order registered by each county (Comal doc 176, Caldwell doc 188); bound to Comal County.
2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.
1 verbatim requirement from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1987-09.