The Walker County fee guidelines for court-appointed counsel in criminal and juvenile cases (effective March 7, 2025; CCP art. 26.05, Family Code § 51.10). They set fixed rates by case type (felony first/second degree, third degree/state jail, misdemeanor and juvenile pleas/dismissals), a bilingual stipend, trial/hearing preparation and appearance hourly rates and caps, and appeal rates, with hourly billing available only on prior court approval per the indigent-defense plan.
Texas > Walker County > District Courts and County Court at Law. Shared 12th & 278th Judicial District instrument; Walker County edition.
Pursuant to CCP art. 26.05 and Family Code § 51.10, sets the schedule for appointed-counsel fees in criminal and juvenile cases: fixed felony rates (first/second degree, third degree/state jail), misdemeanor/juvenile plea rates, $100 per additional case/count, a $100 bilingual stipend, and $90/hour preparation, trial and appeal rates with stated caps. Hourly billing above a fixed rate requires prior court approval with an itemized statement per the indigent-defense plan.
Reviewer note: AJR-2 cluster (12th/278th/506th). Source instrument read via text lane; classified RULE under the records-vs-rules doctrine. Composed benchpath-ajr2-cluster.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 1, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 2, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.