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Notice to Attorneys Handling Felony Indigent Defense Appointments — voucher grace periods for cases disposed through December 31, 2025 (effective May 6, 2026) — posted on the court's own website — the court-procedure tier (standing procedures, policies, and preferences the court itself publishes), distinct from the TOPICs-registered local-rules tier (TRCP 3a registration applies to local rules). Operative requirements quoted verbatim; the posted document is the controlling text.
Texas > Harris County > District Courts Trying Criminal Cases (Felony Division)
Notice to Attorneys Handling Felony Indigent Defense Appointments Regarding Outstanding Vouchers for Cases Disposed through December 31, 2025 The Harris County District Courts Trying Criminal Cases have approved the following grace periods to submit any outstanding vouchers for cases disposed through December 31, 2025: • July 15, 2026: for cases disposed through December 31, 2023; • December 30, 2026: for cases disposed from January 1, 2024-December 31, 2024; and • February 15, 2027: for cases disposed from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 The above-referenced grace period deadlines apply to any work related to client representation for which vouchers must be submitted for payment, including work completed by investigators and experts. Vouchers for the delineated years that are not submitted by 11:59 PM of the noted grace period deadline are subject to rejection. Attorneys handling felony indigent defense matters in the felony courts are advised to review the FDA Standards and Procedures and attendant Fee Schedule to ensure compliance with voucher submission deadlines. Attorneys should also regularly check Justex.net, the official source for court-related information, for any further updates, and keep current the email address affiliated with their FDAMS account. Effective Date: May 6, 2026 Natalia “Nata” Cornelio, Administrative Judge Harris County Felony District Courts ###
Reviewer note: Own-site content fetched by us 2026-08-23 (Phase 5 page-denominator close; hashed custody). Complete document text quoted verbatim (whitespace-normalized); the posted document is the controlling text. Also published as DCA page text (Notice to Attorneys). The April 17, 2026 announcement that grace periods were under consideration is held as a superseded notice.
9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
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