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Current fee schedule of the four Hunt County trial courts for court-appointed counsel: $100 per hour in felony, misdemeanor, motion-to-revoke, juvenile, mental commitment and CPS appointments; in capital murder cases where the State seeks death, $110 per hour for lead counsel (first-chair qualified) and $100 for second counsel; standard payments without hourly documentation (misdemeanor $200, felony $250, motion to revoke $200, juvenile $200, mental $200); reasonable expenses reimbursed, investigative and expert services only with prior court approval; interpreters up to $500 per defendant without prior approval; payment requests governed by a separate order and forms; a request submitted six months or more after the last reasonable and necessary action may be denied.
Texas > Tenth Administrative Judicial Region > Hunt County > the 196th and 354th District Courts and County Courts at Law No. 1 and No. 2. Fee schedule for court-appointed counsel in felony, misdemeanor, motion-to-revoke, juvenile, mental commitment and CPS cases, effective October 28, 2021; by its own terms it supersedes all prior court orders for attorney fees and other expense compensation (including the order of April 18, 2019, TOPICs 52).
[Running header on pages 1 to 10: View Indigent Defense Plan, Page N of 10] Hunt Juvenile Board Plan Preamble 11/01/2023 [File stamp: FILED FOR RECORD at 2:22 o'clock P M, OCT 30 2023, Becky Landrum, County Clerk, Hunt County, Tex., By [signature]] Prompt Detention Hearings 11/01/2023 HUNT COUNTY ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM AND STANDING RULES AND ORDERS FOR PROCEDURES FOR PROMPT DETENTION HEARINGS FOR INDIGENT ACCUSED JUVENILE PERSONS IN HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS EFECTIVE DATE-NOVEMBER 1, 2023 Be it remembered that on this date the undersigned, being a majority of the members of the Juvenile Board for Hunt County, Texas, hereby adopt, order, establish and order published these countywide procedures, rules, and orders for the timely and fair appointments of all counsel for indigent accused juveniles charged in Hunt County, Texas. This document is the Hunt County Juvenile Board's Alternative Program to conform with the requirements of S.B. 7 passed by the Texas Legislature and signed into law in 2001 (Hereinafter referred to as the Fair Defense Act). Unless the court finds that the appointment of counsel is not feasible due to exigent circumstances, the court shall appoint counsel within a reasonable time before the first detention hearing is held to represent the child at that hearing. A. A child taken into custody must either be brought to a juvenile processing office without unnecessary delay where they may not be detained for longer than six hours pursuant to §52.025, Family Code, or another disposition authorized by §52.02, Family Code, including referral to the office designated by the juvenile board as intake for the juvenile court. The intake officer shall process the child according the requirement of §53.01, Family Code, and shall also inform the child and the child's parents of the right to appointed counsel if they are indigent and provide a form for the purpose of determining eligibility for appointment of counsel. If the child is not released by intake, then a Detention Hearing shall be held not later than the second working day after the child is taken into custody unless the child is detained on a Friday, Saturday or listed holiday in which case the detention hearing shall be held on the first working day after the child is taken into custody. B. Prior to the detention hearing the court shall inform the parties of the child's right to counsel and to appointed counsel if they are indigent, and of the child's right to remain silent as to the alleged conduct. C. The detention hearing may be conducted without the presence of the child's parent(s) or other responsible adult(s), however, in these cases the court must immediately appoint counsel or a guardian ad litem to represent the child. D. The court shall provide the attorney for the child access to all written matter to be considered by the Court in making the detention decision. Indigence Determination Standards 11/01/2023 HUNT COUNTY ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM AND STANDING RULES AND ORDERS FOR HUNT COUNTY ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM AND STANDING RULES AND ORDERS FOR PROCEDURES FOR INDIGENCE DETERMINATION STANDARDS FOR INDIGENT ACCUSED JUVENILE PERSONS IN HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS EFECTIVE DATE - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 Be it remembered that on this date the undersigned, being a majority of the members of the Juvenile Board for Hunt County, Texas, hereby adopt, order, establish and order published these countywide procedures, rules, and orders for the timely and fair appointments of all counsel for indigent accused juveniles charged in Hunt County, Texas. This document is the Hunt County Juvenile Board's Alternative Program to conform with the requirements of S.B. 7 passed by the Texas Legislature and signed into law in 2001 (Hereinafter referred to as the Fair Defense Act). A. Eligibility for Appointment i. A child is presumed indigent if any of the following conditions or factors are present: 1. At the time of requesting appointed counsel, a child is presumed indigent if the child's parent(s) or other person(s) determined responsible for the support of the child is eligible to receive food stamps, Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Supplemental Security Income, or public housing. 2. The net household income of the child's parent(s) or other person(s) determined responsible for the support of the child does not exceed 125% of the Poverty Guidelines as revised annually by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and published in the Federal Register; 3. The child's parent(s) or other person(s) determined responsible for the support of the child is currently serving a sentence in a correctional institution, is currently residing in a public mental health facility, or is subject to a proceeding in which admission or commitment to such a mental health facility is sought; or ii. The child who does not meet any of the standards above shall nevertheless be considered indigent if the child's parent(s) or other person(s) responsible for the child is unable to retain private counsel without substantial hardship. In considering if obtaining private counsel will create a substantial hardship, the appointing authority shall take into account: 1. the nature of the charge(s); 2. anticipated complexity of the defense; 3. the estimated cost of obtaining competent private legal representation for the matter(s) charged; 4. the amount needed for the support of the child, the child's parent(s)/person(s) responsible, and other dependents of the child's parent(s)/person(s) responsible; 5. child's parent(s') income or the income of other person(s) determined responsible for the support of the child; 6. source of income; 7. assets and property owned by the child, child's parent(s), or other person(s) determined responsible for support of the child; 8. outstanding obligations; 9. necessary expenses; and 10. the number and ages of any siblings of the child. iii. Factors NOT to be considered in determining indigence: 1. The resources available to friends or relatives of the child, other than the child's parent(s) or other person(s) deemed responsible for the child, may not be considered in determining whether the child is indigent. 2. Only the child's parent(s) or other person(s) responsible for the child and the child's financial circumstances as measured by the financial standards stated in this rule shall be used as the basis for determining indigence. B. Indigence Proceedings: i. The appointing authority can require the child and the child's parent(s) or other person(s) responsible for the child to respond to questions about the child's household financial status, produce documentation supporting financial information provided, and/or order a court official to verify financial information provided. ii. Information gathered for determining indigence, both in the affidavit of indigence and through oral examination, may not be for any purpose other than: 1. Determining if child is (or is not) indigent; or 2. Impeaching direct testimony of the child or the child's parent(s)/person(s) responsible regarding the child's indigence. iii. A request by the appointing authority for additional information, documentation, and/or verification cannot delay appointment of counsel beyond the timelines specified in Parts I and IV of these rules. iv. A child determined to be indigent is presumed to remain indigent for the remainder of the case unless a material change in the child's financial circumstances occurs. 1. A child's status as indigent or not indigent may be reviewed in a formal hearing at any stage of a court. The child's indigent status will be presumed not to have changed. The presumption can be rebutted in the review proceedings based on the following: a. Evidence of a material change in the child's parent(s)/person(s) responsible and the child's financial circumstances; or b. Additional information regarding the child's parent(s)/person(s) responsible and the child's financial circumstances that shows that they do not meet any of the standards for indigence contained in these rules. 2. If a child previously determined to be indigent is subsequently determined not to be indigent, the attorney shall be compensated by the county according to the fee schedule for hours reasonably expended on the case. v. If the court determines that a child's parent(s) or other person(s) responsible for the child has financial resources that enable him to offset in part or in whole the costs of the legal services provided, including any expenses and costs, the court shall order the child's parent(s) or other person(s) responsible for the child to pay during the pendency of the charges or, if found to have engaged in delinquent conduct or CINS, as court costs the amount that it finds the child's parent(s) or other person(s) responsible for the child is able to pay. Minimum Attorney Qualifications 11/01/2023 HUNT COUNTY ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM AND STANDING RULES AND ORDERS FOR PROCEDURES FOR MINIMUM ATTORNEY QUALIFICATIONS FOR INDIGENT ACCUSED JUVENILE PERSONS IN HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS EFECTIVE DATE - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 Be it remembered that on this date the undersigned, being a majority of the members of the Juvenile Board for Hunt County, Texas, hereby adopt, order, establish and order published these countywide procedures, rules, and orders for the timely and fair appointments of all counsel for indigent accused juveniles charged in Hunt County, Texas. This document is the Hunt County Juvenile Board's Alternative Program to conform with the requirements of S.B. 7 passed by the Texas Legislature and signed into law in 2001 (Hereinafter referred to as the Fair Defense Act). (I) QUALIFICATIONS FOR COURT APPOINTED COUNSEL Minimum Attorney Qualifications for Juveniles A. The Juvenile Board shall establish attorney appointment lists for the following categories of offenses. Attorneys may apply for and be placed on multiple lists. To be eligible for an appointment list, an attorney must meet the following minimum requirements: i. General Requirements: 1. All attorneys on the appointment list must ensure all information on their application is correct; 2. An attorney must be a licensed practicing attorney and a member in good standing of the State Bar of Texas; 3. All attorneys must comply with Section (D)(1) of the Fair Defense Plan for Hunt County Court at Law No. 1. 4. An attorney shall complete a minimum of 6 hours of CLE in the area of juvenile law and procedure each year. All attorneys on the appointment list must file a certificate with the court administration office each year attesting to completion of the required CLE or submit documentation showing that the attorney is certified as a specialist in juvenile law. Continuing legal education activity completed with-in a one-year period immediately preceding an attorney's initial reporting period may be used to meet the educational requirements for the initial year. B. Approval for Juvenile Appointment Lists - An attorney must be approved by the Judge of the County Court at Law No. 1 of Hunt County. 174.4 Emergency Appointment: If no attorney who meets the continuing legal education or board certification requirements contained in this Subchapter is available by the time an attorney must be appointed in the case, another attorney may be appointed. The person making an appointment under this Section shall give priority to an attorney with experience in criminal or juvenile law respectively. Prompt Appointment of Counsel 11/01/2023 HUNT COUNTY ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM AND STANDING RULES AND ORDERS FOR PROCEDURES FOR PROMPT APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL FOR INDIGENT ACCUSED JUVENILE PERSONS IN HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS EFECTIVE DATE-NOVEMBER 1, 2023 Be it remembered that on this date the undersigned, being a majority of the members of the Juvenile Board for Hunt County, Texas, hereby adopt, order, establish and order published these countywide procedures, rules, and orders for the timely and fair appointments of all counsel for indigent accused juveniles charged in Hunt County, Texas. This document is the Hunt County Juvenile Board's Alternative Program to conform with the requirements of S.B. 7 passed by the Texas Legislature and signed into law in 2001 (Hereinafter referred to as the Fair Defense Act). (1.) ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES TO ENSURE PROMPT APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL The Juvenile Court Judge, or the District or County Judge designated to serve in his or her absence, shall comply with all the terms of Section 51 and 54, Texas Family Code, in timely interviewing all juvenile detained within the jurisdiction of Hunt County, Texas, and make proper determination as to indigency. If the child was not represented by an attorney at the detention hearing and determination was made to obtain the child, the child shall immediately be entitled to representation by an attorney. If the juvenile is not initially detained, or is released by intake, then the Juvenile Court Judge, or Judge designated to serve in his or her absence, shall appoint an attorney to represent said juvenile within (5) days of said juvenile being served with an original petition if it has been determined that the juvenile is indigent. If a motion to modify probation is filed, the Judge of the Juvenile Court, or Judge designated to serve in his or her absence, shall determine indigency and if necessary, appoint an attorney to represent the juvenile within (5) days of the motion to modify being filed. If at all possible, the attorney who formally represented the juvenile shall continue to represent said juvenile until all juvenile proceedings filed against said juvenile are resolved. Appointed Attorneys contact their clients - Fair Defense Act requires appointed attorneys to make every reasonable effort to contact their clients by the end of the first working day after the attorney receives notice of appointment and to interview the defendant as soon as practicable after the attorney is appointed if the juvenile client is in detention. Attorney Selection Process 11/01/23 HUNT COUNTY ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM AND STANDING RULES AND ORDERS FOR PROCEDURES FOR ATTORNEY SELECTION PROCESS FOR INDIGENT ACCUSED JUVENILE PERSONS IN HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS EFECTIVE DATE - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 Be it remembered that on this date the undersigned, being a majority of the members of the Juvenile Board for Hunt County, Texas, hereby adopt, order, establish and order published these countywide procedures, rules, and orders for the timely and fair appointments of all counsel for indigent accused juveniles charged in Hunt County, Texas. This document is the Hunt County Juvenile Board's Alternative Program to conform with the requirements of S.B. 7 passed by the Texas Legislature and signed into law in 2001 (Hereinafter referred to as the Fair Defense Act). (1) PROCEDURES FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL The Hunt County Juvenile Judge, or judge designated to serve in his or her absence, shall appoint attorneys from a list composed of those attorneys who filed an application and were approved. The judge shall appoint attorneys in the order their names appear on the list, unless the unavailability of that attorney or the seriousness of the crime charged dictate skipping the next named attorney on the list. An attorney who is not appointed in the order in which the attorney's name appears on the list shall remain next in order on the list. The Juvenile Board of Hunt County, Texas approves and adopts this Plan for Appointing Attorneys to Defend Indigent Accused Juvenile. Said Board further designates the Sitting Juvenile Court Judge, or the Judge designated by him or her to serve in his absence, to implement the above plan in all particulars, including but not limited to: a. Reviewing financial statements of families to determine eligibility for appointment of counsel b. Maintain and update a list of qualified attorneys to serve herein c. Receive and review attorney's application to be included on the appointment of counsel list d. Maintain rotation schedule of attorneys e. Supervise and monitor appointed attorney fees payments f. Assist in reporting requirements g. Perform all other duties as designated by the Juvenile Board Fee and Expense Payment Process 11/01/2023 HUNT COUNTY ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM AND STANDING RULES AND ORDERS FOR PROCEDURES FOR FEE AND EXPENSE PAYMENT PROCESS FOR INDIGENT ACCUSED JUVENILE PERSONS IN HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS EFECTIVE DATE - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 Be it remembered that on this date the undersigned, being a majority of the members of the Juvenile Board for Hunt County, Texas, hereby adopt, order, establish and order published these countywide procedures, rules, and orders for the timely and fair appointments of all counsel for indigent accused juveniles charged in Hunt County, Texas. This document is the Hunt County Juvenile Board's Alternative Program to conform with the requirements of S.B. 7 passed by the Texas Legislature and signed into law in 2001 (Hereinafter referred to as the Fair Defense Act). Fee and Expense Payment Process for Juveniles A. Court appointed counsel shall be compensated for all reasonable and appropriate services rendered in representing the accused. Compensation shall be reasonable for time and effort expended and will be in accordance with a fee schedule adopted and approved by the Juvenile Board. B. Payment Process- No payment of attorney's fees will be made other than in accordance with the rules set forth below. i. An appointed attorney shall fill out and submit a fee voucher to the court for services rendered. ii. The trial judge presiding over the proceedings shall review the request for compensation and either approve or disapprove of the amount requested. 1. If a judge disapproves a request for compensation, the judge shall make written findings, stating the amount of payment that the judge approves and each reason for approving an amount different from the requested amount. 2. An attorney whose request for payment is disapproved or is not otherwise acted on by the 60th day after the date the request for payment is submitted may appeal the disapproval or failure to act by filing a motion with the presiding judge of this administrative judicial region. B. Payment of Expenses: i. Court appointed counsel will be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred, including expenses for investigation and for mental health and other experts. Expenses incurred with and without prior approval shall be paid according to the procedures set forth below. Whenever possible prior court approval should be obtained before expenses are incurred. ii. Procedure with Prior Court Approval: 1. Appointed Counsel may file with the trial court a pretrial ex parte confidential request for advance payment of investigative and expert expenses. The request for expenses must state the below, as applicable: a. The type of investigation to be conducted or the type of expert to be retained; b. Specific facts that suggest the investigation will result in admissible evidence or that the services of an expert are reasonably necessary to assist in the preparation of a potential defense; and c. An itemized list of anticipated expenses for each investigation and/or each expert. 2. The court shall grant the request for advance payment of expenses in whole or in part if the request is reasonable. If the court denies in whole or in part the request for expenses, the court shall: a. State the reasons for the denial in writing; b. Attach the denial to the confidential request; and c. Submit the request and denial as a sealed exhibit to the record. iii. Procedure Without Prior Court Approval: 1. Appointed counsel may incur investigative or expert expenses without prior approval of the court. On presentation of a claim for reimbursement, the court shall order reimbursement of counsel for the expenses, if the expenses are reasonably necessary and reasonably incurred. Unreasonable or unnecessary expenses will not be approved. Plan Documents Hunt Juvenile Board Affidavit of Indigence.pdf (Effective 11/1/2023) view Hunt Juvenile Board Attorney Application for Appointment.pdf (Effective 11/1/2023) view Hunt Juvenile Board Attorney Fee Schedule.pdf (Effective 10/28/2021) view Hunt Juvenile Board Attorney Fee Voucher.pdf (Effective 11/1/2023) view Hunt Juvenile Board Magistrate's Juvenile Warning.pdf (Effective 11/1/2023) view Hunt Juvenile Board Plan—2023 The undersigned, being a majority of the members of the Juvenile Board for Hunt County, Texas, hereby adopt, order, establish and order published the foregoing countywide procedures effective November 1, 2023. [signature] Judge J. Andrew Bench, 196th Judicial District Court [signature] Judge Timothy S Linden, Hunt County Court at Law No. 1 [signature] Judge Keli Aiken, 354th Judicial District Court [signature] Judge Joel D. Littlefield, Hunt County Court at Law No. 2 [Attached form] CAUSE NO. ______ THE STATE OF TEXAS VS. ______ § ☐ CCAL 1 ☐ CCAL 2 ☐ 196TH ☐ 354TH OF HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS AFFIDAVIT OF INDIGENCE (APPLICATION FOR COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEY) [Table: Name | Email Address; Home Address (Homeless ☐) | Date of Birth | DL#; Place of Birth (City, State) | DL Issuing State; Race | Height; Mailing Address (Same as home ☐) | Sex ☐ M ☐ F | Weight; Home Phone # | Hair Color; Cell Phone # | Eye Color; Name of Nearest Relative | Relationship to Relative; Address of Nearest Relative | Phone Number of Nearest Relative; Employed ☐ Full Time ☐ Part-Time ☐ Unemployed | Wages $ ☐ weekly ☐ monthly ☐ yearly; Name of Employer | Work Phone #; Marital Status ☐ Single ☐ Married ☐ Divorced ☐ Separated | I support ______ minor children; I RECEIVE: ☐ MEDICAID ☐ SSI ☐ SNAP ☐ TANF ☐ PUBLIC HOUSING] [Table: MONTHLY INCOME (Estimate if necessary): My net income (take home pay) $ | Spouse's net income (take home pay) $ | Child Support (Received) $ | Other Income $ | TOTAL MONTHLY INCOME $ | ASSETS: Savings $, Home Equity $ || MONTHLY EXPENSES (Estimate if necessary): Rent / Mortgage $ | Utilities (Elec., Gas, Water) $ | Child Expenses (Including Child Support Paid) $ | Total Food Expenses $ | Transportation Costs $ | Medical Expenses / Health Insurance $ | TOTAL MONTHLY EXPENSES $] Defendant's Unsworn Declaration (§132.001 CPRC) I CERTIFY the above information is true and correct and that I am without means to employ counsel of my own choosing and hereby request the Court to appoint counsel for me. Alternatively, I believe that the interest of justice requires court appointed representation. I understand that if I intentionally or knowingly give false information either in this affidavit or during the hearing on this motion, that I may be prosecuted for the offense of aggravated perjury, a third degree felony, punishable by imprisonment not to exceed (10) years or less than 2 years and a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). My name is ______. My date of birth is ______. My address is: ______. If currently incarcerated, my inmate identifying number, if any, is ______. I am presently incarcerated at ______. I DECLARE under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed in Hunt County, State of Texas, on ______. ______ Defendant's Signature TO BE COMPLETED BY JUDGE ONLY APPLICATION IS: ☐ APPROVED ☐ PARTIALLY APPROVED ☐ DENIED • If approved, Court appoints, as Court Appointed Attorney: ______ • If partially approved, Defendant shall make monthly payments of $______ on the 1st of each month beginning on ______/01/202__ to the Hunt County Treasurers office until further Order of the Court to reimburse the taxpayers of Hunt County for their court appointed attorney's fees. • Defendant's next court setting is on ______/______/202__ at ______:______ ☐ AM ☐ PM. ______ PRESIDING JUDGE ______/______/202__ IN THE 196TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT; IN THE 354TH JUCICIAL DISTRICT COURT; IN THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO 1; IN THE COUNTY CLURT AT LAW NO. 2 OF HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS STANDING ORDER FOR COMPENSATION (ATTORNEY FEE SCHEDULE) Effective October 28 [handwritten], 2021 the County Courts at Law & the District Court Judges with Jurisdiction amend the schedule of fees to the Court Appointed Counsel as follows: i. Felony and Misdemeanor Motion to Revoke cases shall be compensated at $100 per hour. ii. Felony cases, Juvenile cases, Mental Commitment cases, and Misdemeanor cases shall be compensated at $100 per hour iii. Capital Murder cases in which the State elects to seek the death penalty shall be compensated at $110 per hour for lead counsel (1st chair qualification required) and $100 per hour for second counsel (2nd chair qualification required). iv. Attorneys appointed on CPS cases shall be paid $100 per hour. v. Standard payment amounts without providing supporting hourly documentation will be as follows: a. Misdemeanors $200 b. Felony $250 c. MTR (felony or misdemeanor) $200 d. Juvenile $200 e. Mental $200 vi. Appointed counsel shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred, excluding investigative and expert services, in the course of representing a client, with or without prior court approval. Reasonable expenses will be in addition to attorney fees. Expenses for investigative and expert services REQUIRE PRIOR COURT APPROVAL, and no such fees shall be paid unless approved by prior court order as to the amount incurred. Except as otherwise provided herein, on presentation of a claim for reimbursement the Court shall order the reimbursement of counsel for the expenses if the expenses are reasonably necessary and reasonably incurred. vii. Interpreter compensation is authorized for up to $500 per Defendant without prior Court Approval. viii. Request for payment is governed by a separate order and forms. ix. Any payment request submitted 6 months or more from the date of the last reasonable and necessary action on the case is subject to being denied by the Court. THIS STANDING ORDER FOR COMPENSATION IS SIGNED ON THE 28th [handwritten] DAY OF OCTOBER, 2021 AND IS EFFECTIVE FROM SAID DATE. SAID ORDER SUPERSEDES ANY AND ALL PRIOR COURT ORDERS FOR ATTORNEY FEES AND OTHER EXPENSE COMPENSATION. [signature] Judge Andy Bench, 196th Judicial District Court [signature] Judge Timothy Linden, Hunt County Court at Law No. 1 [signature] Judge Keli Aiken, 354th Judicial District Court [signature] Judge Joel Littlefield, Hunt County Court at Law No. 2 [Attached form] [Seal: Hunt County, Texas] COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEY FEE VOUCHER For Hunt County Auditor Use Only: Vendor # ______ Line Item ______ 1. CASE STYLE CAUSE NO. ______ ☐ Criminal: State of Texas VS ______ ☐ Writ: State of Texas VS ______ ☐ Juvenile: In the Matter of ______ ☐ Mental: In the Best Interest of ______ ☐ Guardian: In the Guardianship of ______ ☐ Civil / CPS: ______ 2. COURT ☐ 196th District Court ☐ 354th District Court ☑ County Court at Law No. 1 ☐ County Court at Law No. 2 3. APPEAL ☐ YES ☐ NO 4. HOURLY RATE FEE (Required: Attach detailed Invoice) TOTAL HOURS ______ x ☐ Standard Fee $100/hr ☐ Capital Fee $110/hr TOTAL FEE: $______ 5. FLAT FEE (No documentation needed) ☐ Misdemeanor $200 ☐ Felony $250 ☐ MTR (F/M) $200 ☐ Juvenile $200 ☐ Mental $200 6. OTHER EXPENSES (Required: Attach supporting documentation) Amount Claimed $______ 7. CRIMINAL CASES ONLY INCARCERATION STATUS: ☐ In Custody ☐ Out on Bond DISPOSITION: ☐ Jail/Prison ☐ Probation ______ Month(s) ______ Year(s) ☐ Non-Paying Supervision ☐ Dismissed ☐ PIP Plea Date: ______ Defendant's Email: ______ 8. ATTORNEY CERTIFICATION ☐ FINAL PAYMENT (Must select reason below) ☐ CASE DISPOSED / ☐ REMOVED FROM CASE ☐ PARTIAL PAYMENT (Must select reason below) ☐ Writ / ☐ PIP Plea TIME PERIOD OF SERVICES RENDERED From ______ to ______ I, the undersigned attorney, certify that I was appointed by the Court in the above referenced case. The compensation and expenses claimed were reasonable and necessary to provide effective assistance of counsel. The county auditor has been provided my current address & TIN on IRS form W-9. SIGNATURE ______ DATE ______ PRINT NAME: ______ STATE BAR NO. ______ COURT APPROVED FEES AND EXPENSES Fee $______ Other Expenses $______ It is ORDERED that the above Fees and Other Expenses are to be INCLUDED in the Bill of Costs. SIGNED ON ______, 20____. ______ JUDGE PRESIDING The Court APPROVES the above Fees and Other Expenses and ORDERS the Hunt County Auditor to issue payment of the above amounts. SIGNED ON ______, 20____. ______ JUDGE PRESIDING Court's reason for denial or variation, if any: * After the Court APPROVES and ORDERS payment by the Auditor, this Voucher shall be filed with the Hunt County Auditor on or before the next business day. [Attached form] MAGISTRATE'S JUVENILE WARNING Texas Family Code 51.095 THE STATE OF TEXAS VS. ______ | IN THE JUSTICE COURT PRECINCT ____, PLACE ____, HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS ______, a juvenile, age ____, date of birth ______, personally appeared before me, the undersigned official, acting in the capacity of magistrate, at ______.m. on the ____ day of ______, ______, at ______, in the ______, in Greenville, Hunt County, Texas. You are charged by the State of Texas with the offense of ______ which is a ______ (degree of charge). ___ 1. You may remain silent and not make any statement at all; ___ 2. Any statement that you make may be used in evidence against you; ___ 3. You have the right to an attorney; ___ 4. You have the right to have an attorney present to advise you before or during questioning; ___ 5. If you are unable to employ an attorney, you have the right to have an attorney appointed for you; ___ 6. You have the right to have the attorney counsel you before or during any interviews with peace officers or attorneys representing the state; and ___ 7. You have the right to terminate the interview at any time. ___ 8. Do you understand these rights? ______ ___ 9. Do you have any questions? ______ ______ Signature of Juvenile ______ Date ______ Time The above Magistrate's Juvenile Warning is mandatory; however, the following Acknowledgment by the Juvenile is not required. This procedure is optional at the discretion of the magistrate. This form is not a Waiver of Rights as provided for by the Texas Family Code Section 51.09. JUVENILE'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT I have carefully listened to and understand each of the rights and warnings listed on page one of this Magistrate's Juvenile Warning. The rights and warnings were read and explained to me. I have asked the magistrate any questions that I had regarding these rights and the magistrate has answered my questions to my satisfaction. ______ Answer "yes" or "no" ______ Signature of Juvenile ______ Date ______ a.m. / p.m. Time MAGISTRATE'S CERTIFICATE ______, a juvenile, age ______, date of birth ______, personally appeared before me in my official capacity as Justice of the Peace sitting as a magistrate on ______, ______. I certify that the statutory rights and warnings listed on page one of this Magistrate's Juvenile Warning were read and explained to the juvenile. I have determined that the juvenile understands the nature and contents of the warning, and voluntarily signed the above Acknowledgment. ISSUED this the ______ day of ______, 20____. ______ Magistrate, Justice of the Peace, Precinct ____, Place ____, Hunt County, Texas STATEMENT OF: ______, age ______ [Ruled lines for the statement] ______ Juvenile ______ Magistrate ______ Date ______ a.m. / p.m. Time MAGISTRATE'S VERIFICATION OF ADMISSIBILITY OF JUVENILE'S STATEMENT Texas Family Code 51.095 THE STATE OF TEXAS VS. ______ | IN THE JUSTICE COURT PRECINCT ____, PLACE ____, HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS ______, a juvenile, age ____, date of birth ______ personally appeared before me, the undersigned official, acting in the capacity of magistrate, at ______.m. on the ____ day of ______, ______, at ______, in the ______, in Greenville, Hunt County, Texas. The following rights and warnings were read and explained to the juvenile: You are charged by the State of Texas with the offense of ______ which is a ______ (degree of charge). ☐ 1. You may remain silent and not make any statement at all; ☐ 1. Any statement that you make may be used in evidence against you; ☐ 3. You have the right to an attorney; ☐ 4. You have the right to have an attorney present to advise you before or during questioning; ☐ 5. If you are unable to employ an attorney, you have the right to have an attorney appointed for you; ☐ 6. You have the right to have the attorney counsel you before or during any interviews with peace officers or attorneys representing the state; and ☐ 7. You have the right to terminate the interview at any time. The juvenile was asked if the rights and warning were understood and any questions asked by the juvenile were answered. Admissibility of Juvenile's Statement The Juvenile's Statement is admissible in evidence in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 51.095, Texas Family Code because the statement: ☐ 1. is in writing or in video; ☐ 2. was made when (check one): ☐ (a) the juvenile was in a detention facility or other place of confinement; (continue) ☐ (b) when the juvenile was in the custody of an officer; or ☐ (c) during or after the interrogation of the child by an officer if the child is in the possession of the department of Protective and Regulatory Services and is suspected to have engaged in conduct that violates a penal law of this state; and ☐ (d) the statement was signed in the presence of a magistrate with no law enforcement officer or prosecuting attorney present except that a magistrate may require a bailiff or a law enforcement officer if a bailiff is not available to be present if the magistrate determines the presence of the bailiff or law enforcement officer is necessary for the personal safety of the magistrate or other court personnel, however, in such a case a bailiff or law enforcement officer did not carry a weapon in the presence of the child; and ☐ 3. The statement shows that the juvenile received the Magistrate's Juvenile Warning some time before the making of the statement. ☐ 4. I am fully convinced that the juvenile understands the nature and contents of the statement; ☐ 5. The juvenile signed the statement voluntarily; ☐ 6. The juvenile knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waived the rights listed on the Magistrate's Juvenile Warning form; ☐ 7. I have spoken with and examined the juvenile independent of any law enforcement officer or prosecuting attorney, except as required to ensure the personal safety of the magistrate or other court personnel, and I have determined that the juvenile understands the nature and contents of the statement and has knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waived these rights. MAGISTRATE'S CERTIFICATE I certify that the statutory rights and warnings listed on page one of this Magistrate's Verification were read and explained to the juvenile before the making of the attached statement. I further certify that the procedures and requirements of the Admissibility of a Statement of a child were properly performed as required by Section 51.095, Texas Family Code. WITNESS by my signature on this the ______ day of ______, 20____. ______ Magistrate, Justice of the Peace, Precinct ____, Place ____, Hunt County, Texas
IN THE 196TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT; IN THE 354TH JUCICIAL DISTRICT COURT; IN THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO 1; IN THE COUNTY CLURT AT LAW NO. 2 OF HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS STANDING ORDER FOR COMPENSATION (ATTORNEY FEE SCHEDULE) Effective October 28 [day handwritten], 2021 the County Courts at Law & the District Court Judges with Jurisdiction amend the schedule of fees to the Court Appointed Counsel as f
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-19 (AJR-10 Tenth Region build) from BenchPath custody sources/registered/1668.pdf (application/pdf, 984946 bytes, sha256 e3cb63c4160d2c307afdeb2420a47a6b5a6da0002327036da85785a536e2ecf7; 19 pages) - the TOPICs-registered document: transcribed by eye from the rendered pages of the scanned PDF (no text layer in the file was relied on), machine OCR draft corrected page by page; signature and file-stamp blocks bracketed. The registered PDF (19-page scan) is a printout of the Hunt Juvenile Board Plan effective November 1, 2023 with its attachments; this order is its pages 12-13, read by eye and typed from the pages (the day '28' is handwritten twice). CURRENCY CHECK 2026-09-20: the same two-page order is the 'Attorney Fee Schedule' posted with the county's current District Court Plan and County Court Plan on the Texas Indigent Defense Commission's site (tidc.tamu.edu; County Court copy sha256 6676d174377c6bbbc5985777984dc4a8cb353a7abffd4c7dee816c353f83fdf8, 2 pages; District Court copy sha256 94d541403de1228d76734fa562252e2bf882db78a35f31d59e922085a58ff5b9, first page only) - compared by eye with the registered pages, same text, same handwritten dates, same signatures. It differs from the order of April 18, 2019 (TOPICs 52) by dropping that order's item V (case-by-case ad litem and guardian ad litem rates in non-CPS cases); the rates are unchanged. Printed as on the instrument and kept: 'JUCICIAL', 'COUNTY CLURT AT LAW', 'AT LAW NO 1;'. The juvenile plan of November 1, 2023 that fills the rest of the PDF is an earlier edition of the plan now on the Commission's site and is not reproduced. Also posted on the county's own website: https://www.huntcounty.net/upload/page/0146/docs/Standing%20Order%20for%20Compensation%20effective.pdf (770,838 bytes, sha256 9a154c2ff3553e8e...; a standalone signed copy of the same order of October 28, 2021, posted on the County Court at Law No. 2 page - read 2026-09-20). The county's own website also still posts an earlier edition: https://www.huntcounty.net/upload/page/0078/docs/District%20Court/Standing%20Order%20for%20Compenstation.pdf (the Standing Order for Compensation signed April 20, 2017 and filed May 1, 2017, on the District Courts page - read 2026-09-20); the text published here is the later one. [RECOMPOSED 2026-09-21 (corpus-0920 P7, digital-layer lane): the full text of the registered file (sha256 e3cb63c4160d..., 19 pages) replaces the earlier 2,872-character abstract. Method: pypdfium2 text layer reflowed page-aware, cross-checked word-by-word against PyMuPDF (6 substantive difference(s), 8 page-furniture), owner-corpus candidate sentences 98% (58/59) matched, 0 running header/footer line(s) removed, no U+FFFD/U+FFFE/form-feed debris. NOT yet checked page by page against the render, so confidence is medium with an open re-verification task; flip to high when a reviewer has read every page against the PDF. benchpath-tx-corpus0920-p7-2026-09-21] [BY-EYE CHECK 2026-09-21 (corpus-0920 P11): every page of the registered file (sha256 e3cb63c4160d..., 19 page(s)) read against the rendered PDF; file-stamp, caption and signature-block defects of the text layer corrected from the render; confidence lifted to high. benchpath-tx-corpus0920-p11-2026-09-21]
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.