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The 198th and 216th District Courts' standing order setting attorney-fee rates and caps for appointed counsel in capital (death-penalty) cases: lead counsel up to $80-$150/hour capped at $40,000, co-counsel capped at $25,000, appellate counsel $150/hour capped at $15,000, plus reimbursement of pre-approved investigation and expert expenses and the fee-request procedure.
Texas > Sixth Administrative Judicial Region > the 198th and 216th District Courts (Bandera, Gillespie, Kerr Counties) > capital (death-penalty) cases with appointed counsel. Registered under Kerr County (TOPICs doc 2155).
198TH AND 216TH DISTRICT COURTS BANDERA, GILLESPIE, AND KERR COUNTIES CAPITAL CASE COMPENSATION In a capital case, in which the State seeks the death penalty and the County does not participate in the Regional Capital Defense Project, the rates for the lead attorney's services shall be paid at the rate of up to a maximum of $80 to $150 dollars per hour, subject to the limitations set forth in this Standing Order. In all capital cases, in which the state seeks the death penalty, the maximum amount of attorney fees to be paid to lead counsel shall not exceed FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($40,000.00). The maximum compensation paid to any co-counsel shall not exceed TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000.00). In capital cases in which the State seeks the death penalty, appointed appellate counsel shall be paid for reasonable services rendered at the rate of up to a maximum of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($150.00) per hour not to exceed FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($15,000.00) for the appeal of a single case. REIMBURSEMENT FOR REASONABLE EXPENSES FOR PURPOSES OF INVESTIGATION AND EXPERT TESTIMONY In capital felony criminal cases appointed counsel will be reimbursed for reasonable expenses that are incurred and which have been previously approved by the appropriate Judge. Reasonable expenses may include expenses incurred or expected to be incurred for investigation and expert testimony, and will be in addition to the total compensation referred to in this order. REQUEST FOR PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY'S FEES AND EXPENSES Each attorney shall prepare a detailed statement of the nature of the services performed, the date of such performance, and the actual time spent (to the tenth of the hour) on each such date and service, and shall submit said statement to the trial Judge: a. on the date of disposition of a case by a plea or bench trial, or jury trial; b. within 15 days of the date the mandate being returned in an appeal. If the trial Judge disapproves the requested amount, the Judge shall make written findings stating the amount of payment approved and the reasons for approving an amount different from the requested amount. The attorney whose request for payment has been disapproved may, by written motion, file an appeal with the Presiding Judge of the Administrative Region. AMENDMENTS The Judge of the 198th and 216th District Courts may approve changes as necessary to this fee schedule. THIS ORDER IS SIGNED AND EFFECTIVE ON THIS THE 1st DAY OF January, 2025, AND SAID ORDER SUPERCEDES ANY AND ALL PRIOR COURT STANDING ORDERS FOR CAPITAL ATTORNEY'S FEES AND OTHER EXPENSE COMPENSATION. __________________________________ [signature] Albert D. Pattillo, III 216th Judicial District Court Judge __________________________________ [signature] M. Patrick Maguire 198th Judicial District Court Judge [File stamp: FILED December 18, 2024; DAWN KAY LANTZ, District Clerk, Kerr County, TX; BY [signature], Deputy], DEPUTY]
198TH AND 216TH DISTRICT COURTS BANDERA, GILLESPIE, AND KERR COUNTIES CAPITAL CASE COMPENSATION In a capital case, in which the State seeks the death penalty and the County does not participate in the Regional Capital Defense Project, the rates for the lead attorney's services shall be paid at the rate of up to a maximum of $80 to $150 dollars per hour, subject to the limitations set forth in this Standing Order. In all capital cases, in which the state seeks the death penalty, the maximum amoun
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-12 (AJR-6 Sixth Region build) from BenchPath custody registered/2155.pdf (application/pdf, 49491 bytes, sha256 9ddaf0734ec302a1d013070f9cbac3f0a6ed4c8338d1bda2ad3366644d76bab4; 2 pages) — the TOPICs-registered document. The 198th/216th capital-case compensation order as filed in Kerr County — the same instrument published for Bandera County (TOPICs 2158), verified against the rendered Kerr file. County-wide registration, not joined to a single court or judge.
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.