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Cameron County Expenditure Report Summary
Fiscal Year 2010

General Information
2010 Population406,220
Baseline$652,706.00
County Fiscal YearOctober 1 - September 30
Accounting MethodAccrual
Submission Date10/28/2010 2:05 PM
Public Defender Indirect Rate
Financial Officer: 
Name, TitleMartha Galarza, County Auditor
Emailmgalarza@co.cameron.tx.us
Phone956-544-0822
Contact Person
Date Submitted10/28/2010 2:05 PM
Date Completed11/3/2010
Confirmation NumberIDER201003120101028

Reimbursements
NOTE: These figures are for information purposes only and are not included in financial data below.
Total Amount Collected From Defendants Pre or Post Disposition. $141,648.83
Total Amount Received From the State Comptroller for 11.071 Writs of Habeas Corpus Costs. $0.00
Total Amount Received For Indigent Defense Costs From Other Private or Government Grants. $0.00

Regional Indigent Defense Programs
Total Funds Received from Participating Counties $0.00
Total Funds Paid to Participating Counties $0.00


Part C: Court Report
103rd District Court Report
October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $1,850$500
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel $2,431 $1,436
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $88,796 $2,000
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $93,077 $500 $3,436 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $93,077 $500 $3,436 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 6 994
Capital Murder Cases 1
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 248
Adult Misdemeanor Cases
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 255 994
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


107th District Court Report
October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $900$1,000
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel $257,637 $973 $31,009
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $258,537 $1,973 $31,009 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $258,537 $1,973 $31,009 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 3
Capital Murder Cases 5
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 357
Adult Misdemeanor Cases
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 365
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


138th District Court Report
October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $1,550$500
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $299,708 $75,180 $24,868
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $301,258 $75,680 $24,868 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel $16,725
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $16,725 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $317,983 $75,680 $24,868 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 5
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 323
Adult Misdemeanor Cases
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases 1
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 329
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


197th District Court Report
October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010
This court also serves: Willacy
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $2,100
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $106,526 $11,575 $7,850
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $108,626 $11,575 $7,850 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $108,626 $11,575 $7,850 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 6
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 312
Adult Misdemeanor Cases
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 318
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


357th District Court Report
October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $1,800$900
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel $23,475 $4,301
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $94,934 $11,900
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $120,209 $5,201 $11,900 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $120,209 $5,201 $11,900 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 4
Capital Murder Cases 1
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 262
Adult Misdemeanor Cases
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 267
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


404th District Court Report
October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $1,500
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel $69,130 $2,919 $6,081
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $51,899 $2,400 $1,375
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $122,529 $5,319 $7,456 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $122,529 $5,319 $7,456 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 5
Capital Murder Cases 2
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 332
Adult Misdemeanor Cases
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 339
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


444th District Court Report
October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $196 $500
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $196 $0 $500 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $196 $0 $500 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 1
Adult Misdemeanor Cases
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 1
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


445th District Court Report
October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $88,298 $1,500
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $88,298 $0 $1,500 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $88,298 $0 $1,500 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 192
Adult Misdemeanor Cases
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 192
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Cameron County Court at Law No. 1 Report
October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $229,442
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $229,442 $0 $0 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $229,442 $0 $0 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 1,183
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 1,183
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Cameron County Court at Law No. 2 Report
October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $220,664
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $220,664 $0 $0 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $220,664 $0 $0 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 1,159
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 1,159
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Cameron County Court at Law No. 3 Report
October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $173,402
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $173,402 $0 $0 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $173,402 $0 $0 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 917
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 917
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Combined County Report
October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010
Number of Courts: 11
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $9,700$2,900
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel $352,673 $8,193 $38,526
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $730,358 $89,155 $49,993
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $623,507
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $1,716,238 $100,248 $88,520 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel $16,725
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $16,725 $0 $0 $0
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Payments Made and No Court Identified by Prosecutor - Adult
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total NCF $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $1,732,963 $100,248 $88,520 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 29 994
Capital Murder Cases 9
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 2,027
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 3,259
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases 1
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 5,325 994
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.





Increased County Indigent Defense Administrative Expenditures
Counties with FY 2010 administrative costs in excess of FY 2001 baseline administrative expenditures may choose to report the cost increment. Reported costs must be related to indigent defense and follow cost principles established in the Uniform Grant Management Standards.
October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010
Counties reporting increased administrative expenditures for FY2010 over the FY01 baseline may report those costs on this form. Reported costs must be related to indigent defense and follow cost principles established in the Uniform Grant Management Standards.
Expenditure CategoryExpenditures
Personnel Expenditures $290,760
Travel and Training Expenditures $1,599
Equipment Expenditures $7,506
Other Direct Operating Expenditures $8,351
Total Administrative Expenditures $308,216


Public Defender Office Expenditures
Expenditures, October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010
 
Attorney
Salary and
Fringe Benefits
Investigator
Salaries and
Fringe Benefits
Mitigation
Specialist
Salaries and
Fringe Benefits
Mental Health
Professionals
Salaries and
Fringe Benefits
Administrative
Support
Salaries and
Fringe Benefits
Juvenile $141,047
Capital Murder
Adult Non-Capital Felony
Adult Misdemeanor
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeals
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
15.17 Magistration Representation
Column Total $141,047 $0 $0 $0 $0

Total Public Defender Personnel Cost and Fringe Benefits $141,047
County's average fringe benefit rate %
Public Defender Travel and Training Expenditures $1,191
Public Defender Equipment Expenditures
Public Defender Other Direct Operating Expenditures


Other Public Defender Court Related Expenditures
Expert Witness Expenditures
Contract Investigator Expenditures
Other Direct Litigation Expenditures
Total Court Related Expenditures $141,047
Indirect Expenditures
Public Defender Indirect Costs
Public Defender Indirect Rate (approving agency: ) %
Total Public Defender Expenditures $142,238
Summary of Court and Administrative Expenditures
Total Court Expenditures: $1,921,731
Total Administrative Expenditures: $308,216
Total Public Defender Expenditures: $142,238
Total Managed Assigned Counsel Office Expenditures: $0
Total of Limited Scope 15.17 / Automatic Bail Review Hearing(0 cases): $0
Total funds paid to participating counties: $0
Total Court and Administrative Expenditures: $2,372,184