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Fort Bend County Expenditure Report Summary
Fiscal Year 2022

General Information
2010 Population585,375
Baseline$870,299.00
County Fiscal YearOctober 1 - September 30
Accounting MethodModified Accrual
Submission Date10/28/2022 10:07 AM
Public Defender Indirect Rate
Financial Officer: 
Name, TitleRobert Ed Sturdivant, Auditor
Emailed.sturdivant@fortbendcountytx.gov
Phone281-341-3760
Contact PersonTatyana Johnson Tatyana.Johnson@fortbendcountytx.gov 281-633-7679
Date Submitted10/28/2022 10:07 AM
Date Completed12/8/2022
Confirmation NumberIDER202207920221028

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. $2,388.00
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
240th District Court Report
Unknown Reporting Period
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $551,925 $9,535 $37,795 $746
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Trial $551,925 $9,535 $37,795 $746
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel $2,727
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $2,727
Overall Total $551,925 $9,535 $37,795 $3,473



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 300 97
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 300 97
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


268th District Court Report
Unknown Reporting Period
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel $20,300 $6,000
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $988,286 $2,422 $31,433
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Trial $1,008,586 $8,422 $31,433 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel $324,000 $7,201 $18,456
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Appeals $324,000 $7,201 $0 $18,456
Overall Total $1,332,586 $15,623 $31,433 $18,456



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 375 119
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 376 119
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.
Footnotes: Attorney fees paid to Capital murder case but no case count. Were these payments for interim invoices?324K on one felony appeal? Capital murder invoice was for an interim attorney payment.so no case count. The appeal case was a capital murder appeal


400th District Court Report
Unknown Reporting Period
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel $54,975 $24,050 $2,385
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $466,028 $7,616 $12,650 $1,075
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Trial $521,003 $31,666 $15,035 $1,075
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel $2,004
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $2,004
Overall Total $521,003 $31,666 $15,035 $3,079



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases 1
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 316 106
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 317 106
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


434th District Court Report
Unknown Reporting Period
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel $60,035 $4,631 $13,615
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $651,930 $11,553 $2,100
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Trial $711,965 $16,184 $15,715 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel $7,323
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $7,323
Overall Total $711,965 $16,184 $15,715 $7,323



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases 2
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 337 170
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 339 170
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


458th District Court Report
Unknown Reporting Period
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel $800
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $717,982 $4,156 $4,750
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $619
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Trial $718,601 $4,955 $4,750 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $718,601 $4,955 $4,750 $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 346 97
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 1
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 347 97
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 1 Report
Unknown Reporting Period
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $95,143
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $420
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $231,129
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Trial $326,692 $0 $0 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $326,692 $0 $0 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 40
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 1
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 215 110
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 256 110
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 2 Report
Unknown Reporting Period
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $18,050
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $2,130
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $149,520
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Trial $169,700 $0 $0 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $169,700 $0 $0 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 18
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 7
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 253 79
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 278 79
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 3 Report
Unknown Reporting Period
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $74,304
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $578
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $232,741
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Trial $307,622 $0 $0 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel $2,671
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel $1,448
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $4,119
Overall Total $307,622 $0 $0 $4,119



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 11
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 2
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 246 73
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 259 73
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 4 Report
Unknown Reporting Period
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $52,303
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $772
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $212,852
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Trial $265,927 $0 $0 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel $17,500
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Appeals $17,500 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $283,427 $0 $0 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 26
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 2
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 275 78
Juvenile Appeals 1
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 304 78
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 5 Report
Unknown Reporting Period
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $64,178
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $4,512
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $281,223
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Trial $349,913 $0 $0 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel $774
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Appeals $0 $0 $0 $774
Overall Total $349,913 $0 $0 $774



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 41
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 11
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 273 86
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 325 86
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6 Report
Unknown Reporting Period
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $53,565
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $1,378
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $261,865
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Trial $316,807 $0 $0 $0
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel $12,000
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Appeals $12,000 $0 $0 $0
Overall Total $328,807 $0 $0 $0



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 19
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 4
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 256 106
Juvenile Appeals 1
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 280 106
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Combined County Report
Unknown Reporting Period
Number of Courts: 11
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $357,543
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel $135,310 $35,481 $16,000
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $3,385,939 $35,282 $88,728 $1,821
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $1,369,948
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Trial $5,248,740 $70,762 $104,728 $1,821
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel $29,500 $2,671
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel $324,000 $7,201 $30,508
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel $2,222
Contract Counsel
Managed Assigned Counsel
Total Appeals $353,500 $7,201 $0 $35,401
Overall Total $5,602,240 $77,963 $104,728 $37,222



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 155
Capital Murder Cases 3
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 1,701 589
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 1,519 532
Juvenile Appeals 2
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 3,381 1,121
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Courts with No Reported Expenditures or Case Counts
328th District Court
387th District Court
505th District Court



Increased County Indigent Defense Administrative Expenditures
Counties with FY 2022 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.
Unknown Reporting Period
Counties reporting increased administrative expenditures for FY2022 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 $259,417
Travel and Training Expenditures
Equipment Expenditures
Other Direct Operating Expenditures
Total Administrative Expenditures $259,417


Public Defender Office Expenditures
Expenditures, Unknown Reporting Period
 
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
Capital Murder
Adult Non-Capital Felony $1,145,121 $140,662 $225,287 $151,932
Adult Misdemeanor $530,970 $79,123 $117,541 $83,503
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeals
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
15.17 Magistration Representation $125,642
Column Total $1,801,732 $219,785 $0 $342,828 $235,435

Total Public Defender Personnel Cost and Fringe Benefits $2,599,781
County's average fringe benefit rate 48.2100%
Public Defender Travel and Training Expenditures $10,644
Public Defender Equipment Expenditures $9,410
Public Defender Other Direct Operating Expenditures $87,696


Other Public Defender Court Related Expenditures
Expert Witness Expenditures
Contract Investigator Expenditures
Other Direct Litigation Expenditures
Total Court Related Expenditures $2,599,781
Indirect Expenditures
Public Defender Indirect Costs
Public Defender Indirect Rate (approving agency: ) %
Total Public Defender Expenditures $2,707,531
Summary of Court and Administrative Expenditures
Total Court Expenditures: $5,822,154
Total Administrative Expenditures: $259,417
Total Public Defender Expenditures: $2,707,531
Total Managed Assigned Counsel Office Expenditures: $0
Total of Limited Scope 15.17 / Automatic Bail Review Hearing(4,550 cases): $0
Total funds paid to participating counties: $0
Total Court and Administrative Expenditures: $8,789,102