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Galveston County Expenditure Report Summary
Fiscal Year 2012

General Information
2010 Population291,309
Baseline$1,453,279.00
Adjusted Baseline$1,066,628.07
County Fiscal YearOctober 1 - September 30
Accounting MethodCash
Submission Date11/1/2012 2:19 PM
Public Defender Indirect Rate
Financial Officer: 
Name, TitleCliff Billingsley, Auditor
EmailCliff.Billingsley@co.galveston.tx.us
Phone409-770-5304
Contact PersonBonnie Quiroga
Date Submitted11/1/2012 2:19 PM
Date Completed11/8/2012
Confirmation NumberIDER201208420121101

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. $167,409.55
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
10th District Court Report
October 1, 2011 - September 30, 2012
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 $294,047 $8,347 $21,219 $36,904
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $294,047 $8,347 $21,219 $36,904
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel $8,631 $54
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $8,631 $0 $0 $54
Overall Total $302,678 $8,347 $21,219 $36,958



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 636
Adult Misdemeanor Cases
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases 6
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 642
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.
Footnotes: 11/8/12 removed check boxes per e-mailBW


56th District Court Report
October 1, 2011 - September 30, 2012
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel $19,996 $10,599
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $232,060 $1,593 $32,755 $13,193
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $252,056 $1,593 $43,354 $13,193
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel $22,506 $6,398
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $22,506 $0 $0 $6,398
Overall Total $274,562 $1,593 $43,354 $19,592



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases 5
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 626
Adult Misdemeanor Cases
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases 10
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 641
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.
Footnotes: May not reflect total expenses for number of capital cases listed. Intermittent billing is permitted in capital cases. These amounts represent only the amounts paid this fiscal year. 11/8/12 removed check boxes per e-mailBW


122nd District Court Report
October 1, 2011 - September 30, 2012
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 $225,873 $8,307 $19,800 $12,190
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $225,873 $8,307 $19,800 $12,190
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel $20,610 $174
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $20,610 $0 $0 $174
Overall Total $246,483 $8,307 $19,800 $12,364



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 640
Adult Misdemeanor Cases
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases 6
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 646
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.
Footnotes: 11/8/12 removed check boxes per e-mailBW


212th District Court Report
October 1, 2011 - September 30, 2012
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel $5,298 $1,528 $2,487
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $279,256 $16,400 $17,479
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $284,554 $1,528 $16,400 $19,966
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
Overall Total $284,554 $1,528 $16,400 $19,966



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 600
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 602
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.
Footnotes: May not reflect total expenses for number of capital cases listed. Intermittent billing is permitted in capital cases. These amounts represent only the amounts paid this fiscal year. 11/8/12 removed check boxes per e-mailBW


405th District Court Report
October 1, 2011 - September 30, 2012
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 $300,749 $2,510 $21,505 $27,072
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $300,749 $2,510 $21,505 $27,072
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel $24,056 $173
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $24,056 $0 $0 $173
Overall Total $324,806 $2,510 $21,505 $27,245



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 698
Adult Misdemeanor Cases
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases 5
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 703
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.
Footnotes: 11/8/12 removed check boxes per e-mailBW


Galveston County Court No. 1 Report
October 1, 2011 - September 30, 2012
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 $134,383 $800 $1,563
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $134,383 $0 $800 $1,563
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
Overall Total $134,383 $0 $800 $1,563



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 1,085
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 1,085
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.
Footnotes: 11/8/12 removed check boxes per e-mailBW


Galveston County Court No. 2 Report
October 1, 2011 - September 30, 2012
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 $198,011 $2,150 $1,265
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $198,011 $0 $2,150 $1,265
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
Overall Total $198,011 $0 $2,150 $1,265



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 1,110
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 1,110
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.
Footnotes: 11/8/12 removed check boxes per e-mailBW


Galveston County Court No. 3 Report
October 1, 2011 - September 30, 2012
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 $122,053 $800 $1,360
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $122,053 $0 $800 $1,360
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
Overall Total $122,053 $0 $800 $1,360



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 1,067
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 1,067
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.
Footnotes: 11/8/12 removed check boxes per e-mailBW


Galveston Juvenile Court Report
October 1, 2011 - September 30, 2012
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $114,118 $35
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $114,118 $0 $0 $35
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
Overall Total $114,118 $0 $0 $35



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 584
Capital Murder Cases
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases
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 584
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.
Footnotes: The figures are estimates based on paid vouchers recorded manually. 11/8/12 removed check boxes per e-mailBW


Combined County Report
October 1, 2011 - September 30, 2012
Number of Courts: 9
Category of Services Attorney Fees Investigation
Expenditures
Expert Witness
Expenditures
Other Litigation
Expenditures
Juvenile
Assigned Counsel $114,118 $35
Contract Counsel
Capital Murder
Assigned Counsel $25,293 $1,528 $10,599 $2,487
Contract Counsel
Adult Non-capital Felony
Assigned Counsel $1,331,986 $20,756 $111,679 $106,838
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor
Assigned Counsel $454,447 $3,750 $4,188
Contract Counsel
Total Trial $1,925,844 $22,284 $126,028 $113,548
Juvenile Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Adult Felony Appeals
Assigned Counsel $75,803 $6,799
Contract Counsel
Adult Misdemeanor Appeals
Assigned Counsel
Contract Counsel
Total Appeals $75,803 $0 $0 $6,799
Overall Total $2,001,647 $22,284 $126,028 $120,347



Category Assigned Counsel
Cases
Contract Counsel
Cases
Managed Assigned
Counsel Cases
Public Defender
Cases
Juvenile Cases 584
Capital Murder Cases 7
Adult Non-Capital Felony Cases 3,200
Adult Misdemeanor Cases 3,262
Juvenile Appeals
Adult Felony Appeal Cases 27
Adult Misdemeanor Appeal Cases
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Juvenile
Payment Made and No Court Identified By Prosecutor - Adult
Total Cases 7,080
The financial figures are estimates or are for some other reason unreliable.


Courts with No Reported Expenditures or Case Counts
306th District Court



Increased County Indigent Defense Administrative Expenditures
Counties with FY 2012 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, 2011 - September 30, 2012
Counties reporting increased administrative expenditures for FY2012 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 $82,661
Travel and Training Expenditures
Equipment Expenditures
Other Direct Operating Expenditures
Total Administrative Expenditures $82,661
Summary of Court and Administrative Expenditures
Total Court Expenditures: $2,270,306
Total Administrative Expenditures: $82,661
Total Managed Assigned Counsel Office Expenditures: $0
Total of Limited Scope 15.17 / Automatic Bail Review Hearing(0 cases): $0
Total Court and Administrative Expenditures: $2,352,967